My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
Directed by Stephen Frears · Cinematography by Oliver Stapleton
R97 min64 frames
ComedyDramaRomance
A sharp, sophisticated, funny, sexy, compassionate picture.
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What is My Beautiful Laundrette about?
A young Pakistani Briton manages a rundown laundrette with his lover while dealing with tension in his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.
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What does the cinematography of My Beautiful Laundrette look like?
Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of My Beautiful Laundrette leans on medium shots (56% of the sample) and close-ups (25%). Cinematographer Oliver Stapleton keeps 47% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 56% of the frames. The image texture recalls 16mm. Focus stays shallow in 73% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1980s.
What is the color palette of My Beautiful Laundrette?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) are #302e2e, #100d0d, #53524e, #d1cfcb, #8d7c71, #493730 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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