La Jetée (1962)
Directed by Chris Marker · Cinematography by Jean Chiabaut, Chris Marker
28 min65 frames
DramaRomanceScience Fiction
A man's obsession with an image of his past
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La Jetée — official trailer
What is La Jetée about?
A man confronts his past during an experiment that attempts to find a solution to the problems of a post-apocalyptic world caused by a world war.
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What does the cinematography of La Jetée look like?
Across 65 sampled frames, La Jetée builds its coverage from close-ups (38% of the sample), with medium shots (28%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Jean Chiabaut keeps 40% of it in naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 55% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1960s.
What is the color palette of La Jetée?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of La Jetée (1962) are #020202, #8c8c8c, #313131, #cdcdcd, #6c6c6c, #f9f9f9 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
#020202#8c8c8c#313131#cdcdcd#6c6c6c#f9f9f9
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