Les Enfants Du Paradis (1945)

Directed by Marcel Carné · Cinematography by Marc Fossard, Roger Hubert

189 min63 frames

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What is Les Enfants Du Paradis about?

In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: pretentious actor Frederick, conniving thief Lacenaire, and Count Edouard of Montray.

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What does the cinematography of Les Enfants Du Paradis look like?

Sampled across 63 frames, the coverage of Les Enfants Du Paradis leans on medium shots (54% of the sample) and wide compositions (17%). Cinematographer Marc Fossard keeps 40% of it in soft, high-key light. Night and dusk account for 52% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 67% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of Les Enfants Du Paradis?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Les Enfants Du Paradis (1945) are #050505, #8c8c8c, #313131, #6f6f6f, #fcfcfc, #cbcbcb — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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