Memories of Murder (2003)
Directed by Bong Joon Ho · Cinematography by Kim Hyung-koo
131 min61 frames
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What is Memories of Murder about?
A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.
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What does the cinematography of Memories of Murder look like?
Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of Memories of Murder leans on medium shots (36% of the sample) and wide compositions (31%). Cinematographer Kim Hyung-koo keeps 48% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 41% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 59% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Memories of Murder?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Memories of Murder (2003) are #322f2c, #53524d, #0e0e0d, #91908b, #cfcec9, #b3b0aa — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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