May December (2023)
Directed by Todd Haynes · Cinematography by Christopher Blauvelt
R117 min228 frames
Drama
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What is May December about?
Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
May December is a 2023 American psychological black comedy drama film directed by Todd Haynes from a screenplay by Samy Burch, based on a story by Burch and Alex Mechanik. It stars Natalie Portman as an actress who travels to meet and study the life of Gracie, a sex offender she is set to play in a film. Gracie has been in a 24-year relationship with her husband Joe, which began when he was 13 years old and she was 36.
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What does the cinematography of May December look like?
Sampled across 200 frames, the coverage of May December leans on medium shots (62% of the sample) and close-ups (17%). Cinematographer Christopher Blauvelt keeps 61% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 80% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of May December (2023) are #31302e, #51504c, #d5d2cb, #918f8c, #8f8975, #76726d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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