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My Life As A Dog (1985)

Directed by Lasse Hallström · Cinematography by Jörgen Persson

101 min62 frames

DramaComedy

It could have been worse. I've actually been lucky. If you compare...

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Stills, screencaps & shots from My Life As A Dog

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My Life As A Dog (1985) movie still: medium — A dimly lit hayloft contains piles of cut grass and rough wooden support beams. Two young boys lie and…My Life As A Dog (1985) movie still: wide — A dark, snow-covered cabin roof stands against a stark blue snowy background at night. A small child…My Life As A Dog (1985) movie still: medium — A modest dining room features a table set with plates, glassware, and food items. A father, mother,…My Life As A Dog (1985) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit, shadowed interior space features a man captured in close-up. The subject looks…My Life As A Dog (1985) movie still: wide — A field borders a low, rough stone wall in front of old brick buildings. Two children sit on the wall…My Life As A Dog (1985) movie still: wide — A rustic two-story house with white stucco walls stands under a heavy overcast sky. A man sits atop the…My Life As A Dog (1985) movie still: closeup — A dark, cramped indoor space with textured wall surfaces and limited ambient light. A young boy leans…My Life As A Dog (1985) movie still: closeup — A dark outdoor setting at night features a young boy in profile view. The boy wears a winter hat and…My Life As A Dog (1985) movie still: wide — A dimly lit industrial glass factory with glowing furnaces visible in the center background. A small…My Life As A Dog (1985) movie still: medium — A dark, spartan space features a wooden bench and metal wash basins. A woman kneels to attend to a…My Life As A Dog (1985) movie still: closeup — A dark, cramped space underneath a piece of wooden furniture like a dining table. A young boy lies…My Life As A Dog (1985) movie still: medium — A man stands in a dimly lit room beside a vintage wooden television cabinet. He points his finger at a…My Life As A Dog (1985) movie still: closeup — A light brown cardboard shoebox is wrapped with twine on a corrugated metal roof. A chicken's head…My Life As A Dog (1985) movie still: medium — A vintage wood-paneled train cabin with a large rectangular window showing blurred green landscape. A…My Life As A Dog (1985) movie still: wide — A quiet residential street is covered in a thick layer of blue-tinted snow. Two people walk away from…My Life As A Dog (1985) movie still: closeup — A woman stands in a nondescript room with plain, muted grey walls. She holds a vintage 35mm camera to…
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My Life As A Dog — official trailer

What is My Life As A Dog about?

A boy, obsessed with comparing himself with those less fortunate, experiences a different life at the home of his aunt and uncle in 1959 Sweden.

Where can you watch My Life As A Dog?

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What does the cinematography of My Life As A Dog look like?

Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of My Life As A Dog leans on medium shots (38% of the sample) and wide compositions (31%). Cinematographer Jörgen Persson keeps 64% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of My Life As A Dog?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of My Life As A Dog (1985) are #31312d, #50514a, #4b4b39, #d2d2cd, #918a75, #736c58 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #4b4b39
  • #d2d2cd
  • #918a75
  • #736c58

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