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Message in a Bottle (1999)

Directed by Luis Mandoki · Cinematography by Caleb Deschanel

PG-13126 min91 frames

RomanceDrama

A story of love lost and found.

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Message in a Bottle — official trailer

What is Message in a Bottle about?

A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. As a deep and mutual attraction blossoms, the man struggles to make peace with his past so that he can move on and find happiness.

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What does the cinematography of Message in a Bottle look like?

Sampled across 91 frames, the coverage of Message in a Bottle leans heavily on medium shots (80% of the sample). Cinematographer Caleb Deschanel keeps 43% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 58% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 98% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Message in a Bottle?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Message in a Bottle (1999) are #2f2f2d, #54534d, #151413, #f5f5f3, #d6d5d2, #d1c8b5 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #151413
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  • #d1c8b5

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