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Mute (2018)

Directed by Duncan Jones · Cinematography by Gary Shaw

TV-MA126 min59 frames

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He doesn’t need words.

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Mute (2018) movie still: medium — A dimly lit indoor space with a glowing digital menu board for automated selection. A man in a grey suit looks…Mute (2018) movie still: medium — A dimly lit, crowded environment with saturated blue light reflecting off surfaces. A young woman with bright blue…Mute (2018) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit interior space with a man in the foreground. The subject looks directly toward the lens under…Mute (2018) movie still: medium — A dimly lit lounge with textured, backlit wall panels providing a neon glow. A man sits in the foreground,…Mute (2018) movie still: medium — A teenage boy swims through calm, translucent blue water in a natural setting. The camera captures him from below…Mute (2018) movie still: medium — Two men sit across from each other at a booth near a bright window. A small vase with red berries sits between…Mute (2018) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit space provides a dark backdrop for two people in conversation. A young woman with bright blue hair…Mute (2018) movie still: wide — A metal bridge overlooks a grey lake with hazy, distant mountains in the background. Two young men sit together on a…Mute (2018) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit interior space contains a person in the foreground and another distant. The foreground subject with…Mute (2018) movie still: wide — A dark, clinical space features a glass display case with various mechanical prosthetic limbs. A young girl uses a…Mute (2018) movie still: medium — A modern library interior features tall wooden paneling and integrated shelf alcoves. A man stands in the…Mute (2018) movie still: closeup — A dark environment filled with out-of-focus golden lights and faint red neon lines. A man in a suit looks toward…Mute (2018) movie still: medium — A dark venue interior features walls lined with bright, vertical purple neon lighting strips. Three people stand…Mute (2018) movie still: wide — An athlete swims horizontally through an underwater environment illuminated by a massive digital screen. The screen…Mute (2018) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with herringbone wood floors and a floor lamp emitting warm light. A man sits in a velvet…Mute (2018) movie still: fullbody — A long, minimalist corridor with white curved walls and a receding perspective point. A man in a dark suit…
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Mute — official trailer

What is Mute about?

A mute man with a violent past is forced to take on the teeming underworld of a near-future Berlin as he searches for his missing girlfriend.

Where can you watch Mute?

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What does the cinematography of Mute look like?

Sampled across 59 frames, the coverage of Mute leans on medium shots (44% of the sample) and wide compositions (27%). Cinematographer Gary Shaw keeps 69% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 78% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 64% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Mute?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Mute (2018) are #2c2c2a, #0f1414, #f4f4f1, #102c2e, #344c50, #52514b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #102c2e
  • #344c50
  • #52514b

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