My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Directed by Gus Van Sant · Cinematography by Eric Alan Edwards, John J. Campbell
R104 min62 frames
Drama
Wherever, whatever, have a nice day.
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My Own Private Idaho — official trailer
What is My Own Private Idaho about?
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.
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What does the cinematography of My Own Private Idaho look like?
Across 62 sampled frames, My Own Private Idaho builds its coverage from medium shots (29% of the sample), with wide compositions (26%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Eric Alan Edwards keeps 52% of it in naturalistic light. 42% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 56% of the frames.
What is the color palette of My Own Private Idaho?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of My Own Private Idaho (1991) are #342f2a, #120e0d, #524937, #8c7251, #49362b, #261912 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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