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Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

Directed by Edward Norton · Cinematography by Dick Pope

R144 min64 frames

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Motherless Brooklyn (2019) movie still: closeup — A man sits in a dimly lit room against a window with dark curtains. He holds a metal lighter up to…Motherless Brooklyn (2019) movie still: medium — Two men sit in the back seat of a moving vehicle during the day. The camera captures them through…Motherless Brooklyn (2019) movie still: closeup — Two men sit in a dark, dimly lit environment, seen from a close perspective. The man on the left…Motherless Brooklyn (2019) movie still: wide — A quiet city street is lined with brownstone buildings and several vintage automobiles. The Manhattan…Motherless Brooklyn (2019) movie still: medium — A dimly lit train car features dark wood paneling and aged metallic wall accents. Two men sit…Motherless Brooklyn (2019) movie still: establishing — A massive suspension bridge looms over the dark river under a thick night haze. The city…Motherless Brooklyn (2019) movie still: medium — Two men in 1950s attire stand in a dark, poorly lit room. They look directly down at the camera…Motherless Brooklyn (2019) movie still: wide — A dark night on a suspended bridge with tall gothic arch supports visible ahead. A lone figure walks…Motherless Brooklyn (2019) movie still: medium — A tiled locker room features intricate mosaic patterns along the wall behind a bench. Two men in…Motherless Brooklyn (2019) movie still: wide — A street scene under a concrete bridge featuring a prominent red neon E&R sign. A vintage car is…Motherless Brooklyn (2019) movie still: medium — A woman stands behind a silver vintage microphone in front of a stone building. She faces forward…Motherless Brooklyn (2019) movie still: medium — An dimly lit, traditional wooden bar features rows of bottles on shelves behind glass. A woman in a…Motherless Brooklyn (2019) movie still: medium — Two men sit inside a 1950s sedan on a suburban city street. They occupy the front seats of the…Motherless Brooklyn (2019) movie still: medium — A wooden door features a large frosted glass window with black lettering. The text reads 206 L&L…Motherless Brooklyn (2019) movie still: medium — A man is submerged in dark water with only his upper body visible. He drifts with his arms…Motherless Brooklyn (2019) movie still: wide — A 1950s city street displays a marquee for the play Look Back in Anger. Pedestrians in period…
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What is Motherless Brooklyn about?

New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.

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What does the cinematography of Motherless Brooklyn look like?

Across 64 sampled frames, Motherless Brooklyn builds its coverage from medium shots (55% of the sample), with wide compositions (28%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Dick Pope keeps 50% of it in soft, low-key light. 48% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 59% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Motherless Brooklyn?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Motherless Brooklyn (2019) are #302e2a, #55514a, #151311, #74736b, #897c6b, #898d8a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #55514a
  • #151311
  • #74736b
  • #897c6b
  • #898d8a

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