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Miller’s Crossing (1990)

Directed by Joel Coen · Cinematography by Barry Sonnenfeld

R115 min59 frames

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What is Miller’s Crossing about?

Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.

Miller's Crossing is a 1990 American neo-noir gangster film written, directed and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Jon Polito, J. E. Freeman, and Albert Finney. The plot concerns a power struggle between two rival gangs and how the protagonist, Tom Reagan (Byrne), plays both sides against each other.

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What does the cinematography of Miller’s Crossing look like?

Sampled across 58 frames, the coverage of Miller’s Crossing leans on medium shots (57% of the sample) and wide compositions (19%). Cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld keeps 66% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 59% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 71% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of Miller’s Crossing?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Miller’s Crossing (1990) are #322e29, #181513, #47392f, #565149, #251a14, #2e231c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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