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Night on Earth (1991)

Directed by Jim Jarmusch · Cinematography by Frederick Elmes

R129 min65 frames

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Five taxis. Five cities. One night.

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Night on Earth (1991) movie still: medium — The interior of a vehicle at night with blurred city lights visible through glass. Two men sit in the…Night on Earth (1991) movie still: medium — A man drives a car at night with a priest in the passenger seat. The interior is dark and only…Night on Earth (1991) movie still: establishing — A street view features a building with neon signage reading The Cameo Bikini Dancers. Tall palm…Night on Earth (1991) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a physical globe surface focusing on East and Southeast Asia. The curved surface is…Night on Earth (1991) movie still: wide — An empty urban square at night features a curved concrete fountain and a lamp. A lone man sits on a park…Night on Earth (1991) movie still: medium — Two men sit inside a parked yellow taxi at night on a city street. The taxi is parked on a…Night on Earth (1991) movie still: wide — A snowy street lined with wooden residential buildings under a deep blue twilight sky. A single man sits…Night on Earth (1991) movie still: closeup — A close view of a person inside a dark vehicle at night. Bokeh light reflections are visible on the…Night on Earth (1991) movie still: establishing — A dark city street building facade is covered in numerous glowing neon business signs. The facade…Night on Earth (1991) movie still: wide — A quiet snowy city street at night is framed by two rows of multi-story buildings. An oncoming car with…Night on Earth (1991) movie still: medium — The interior of a car at night features dark patterned upholstery and small lights. A man with a bandage…Night on Earth (1991) movie still: fullbody — A snowy street at night lined with houses and parked cars. A man in a brown jacket crouches on the…Night on Earth (1991) movie still: wide — A roadside food kiosk sits illuminated at night in a dark, snow-covered parking area. The rectangular…Night on Earth (1991) movie still: establishing — A wide, deserted European square at night is covered in a layer of snow. Several long, yellow,…Night on Earth (1991) movie still: wide — A dark city street corner at night features a pale yellow corner building. Tram tracks cross a wet asphalt…Night on Earth (1991) movie still: closeup — A glowing outdoor clock stands in the foreground of a dark city street intersection. The background…
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Night on Earth — official trailer

What is Night on Earth about?

A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

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What does the cinematography of Night on Earth look like?

Across 64 sampled frames, Night on Earth builds its coverage from medium shots (41% of the sample), with close-ups (22%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Frederick Elmes keeps 84% of it in soft, low-key light. 86% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of Night on Earth?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Night on Earth (1991) are #0c0b0d, #312a29, #f5f6f6, #2b3148, #0e122d, #231916 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #0c0b0d
  • #312a29
  • #f5f6f6
  • #2b3148
  • #0e122d
  • #231916

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