Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Directed by Alfonso Arau · Cinematography by Emmanuel Lubezki, Steven Bernstein
R105 min143 frames
DramaRomance
In Tita's kitchen, ordinary spices become a recipe for passion.
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What is Like Water for Chocolate about?
Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.
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What does the cinematography of Like Water for Chocolate look like?
Across 140 sampled frames, Like Water for Chocolate builds its coverage from medium shots (60% of the sample), with close-ups (30%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki keeps 48% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 50% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 89% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Like Water for Chocolate?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Like Water for Chocolate (1992) are #382e29, #271a13, #d6c7af, #d1b290, #8c6d52, #4c382b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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