Made in U.S.A. (1966)

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard · Cinematography by Raoul Coutard

90 min51 frames

CrimeMysteryComedy

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What is Made in U.S.A. about?

Paula Nelson goes to Atlantic City to meet her lover, Richard Politzer, but finds him dead and decides to investigate his death. In her hotel room, she meets Typhus, whom she ends up knocking out. His corpse is later found in the apartment of David Goodis, a writer. Paula is arrested and interrogated. From then on, she encounters many gangsters.

Made in U.S.A is a 1966 French crime comedy film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, and starring Anna Karina, László Szabó, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Marianne Faithfull, Yves Afonso, and Jean-Claude Bouillon. It was a loose and unauthorized adaptation of the 1965 novel The Jugger by Richard Stark, and was also inspired by the 1946 Howard Hawks film The Big Sleep.

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What does the cinematography of Made in U.S.A. look like?

Across 51 sampled frames, Made in U.S.A. builds its coverage from medium shots (61% of the sample), with close-ups (29%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Raoul Coutard keeps 51% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 65% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1960s.

What is the color palette of Made in U.S.A.?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Made in U.S.A. (1966) are #f4f3f1, #322e2a, #d7d5d0, #0c0b0b, #adaeab, #f2d432 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #322e2a
  • #d7d5d0
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  • #f2d432

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