Lucy (2014)

Directed by Luc Besson · Cinematography by Thierry Arbogast

R89 min52 frames

ActionScience Fiction

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What is Lucy about?

A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

Lucy is a 2014 English-language French science fiction action film written and directed by Luc Besson for his company EuropaCorp, and produced by his wife, Virginie Besson-Silla. It was shot in Taipei, Paris, and New York City. It stars Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik, and Amr Waked. Johansson portrays Lucy, a woman who gains psychokinetic abilities when a nootropic, psychedelic drug is absorbed into her bloodstream.

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Where can you watch Lucy?

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What does the cinematography of Lucy look like?

Sampled across 52 frames, the coverage of Lucy leans on close-ups (40% of the sample) and medium shots (21%). Cinematographer Thierry Arbogast keeps 42% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 63% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Lucy?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Lucy (2014) are #33322f, #0e0c0d, #f2f3f1, #70756f, #d7d5d1, #8b7a6d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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