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Nowhere Boy

Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson · Cinematography by Seamus McGarvey

R98 min61 frames

Drama

As a boy all John Lennon needed was love.

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Nowhere Boy movie still: medium — A green field at sunset serves as the backdrop for a young man. He holds a burning document in his hand while…Nowhere Boy movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with cool tones cast across the scene. A young man wearing a suit jacket lies on a surface while…Nowhere Boy movie still: closeup — A dark indoor space serves as the background for a close up shot. A young boy looks directly ahead with his eyes…Nowhere Boy movie still: medium — A glass-walled sunroom with exposed brick walls contains two young men playing guitars. The subjects stand and sit…Nowhere Boy movie still: closeup — A man sits inside the cabin of a vintage truck, viewed through a side window. Greenery is visible in the blurry…Nowhere Boy movie still: wide — A tall iron lattice tower rises vertically against a cloudy, pale blue sky. Several small birds are silhouetted in…Nowhere Boy movie still: wide — A vast, open public field with short green grass and mature trees in background. A fair-skinned teenage boy in a…Nowhere Boy movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features heavy dark red curtains covering a bright window. A man in a suit faces a woman in a…Nowhere Boy movie still: medium — A tiled bathroom features yellow wall tiles with small dark green inset squares. A young man stares intently at…Nowhere Boy movie still: medium — A domestic space with floral wallpaper and patterned curtains near a small window. A woman stands by the basin…Nowhere Boy movie still: wide — A group of six men in suits stand in front of a brick wall. The wall is weathered with faded white paint that spells…Nowhere Boy movie still: fullbody — A dark residential street at night features a small house behind a wooden fence. A man wearing a dark jacket…Nowhere Boy movie still: medium — A room with patterned blue wallpaper, a brick fireplace, and a wooden shelf. A young man sits while playing a red…Nowhere Boy movie still: fullbody — A stone bench sits on a paved riverside promenade overlooking a wide body of water. A person in a suit sits on…Nowhere Boy movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with wallpapered walls and a wooden table supporting a lamp. A woman covers her face in the…Nowhere Boy movie still: medium — A dimly lit indoor music stage features three men performing with guitars. Dark heavy curtains hang in the…
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What is Nowhere Boy about?

A rebellious teenager, future Beatle John Lennon lives with his Aunt Mimi in working-class mid-1950s Liverpool, England. Mimi's husband suddenly dies, and John spies his mother Julia at the funeral. Despite Mimi's misgivings, John intends to have a real relationship with his mother. Julia introduces him to popular music and the banjo and, though a family conflict looms, young John is inspired to form his own band.

Nowhere Boy is a 2009 British biographical drama film, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson in her directorial debut. Written by Matt Greenhalgh, it is based on Julia Baird's biography of her half-brother, the musician John Lennon. Nowhere Boy is about the teenage years of Lennon, his relationships with his aunt Mimi Smith and his mother Julia Lennon, the creation of his first band, the Quarrymen, and its evolution into the Beatles.

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What does the cinematography of Nowhere Boy look like?

Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of Nowhere Boy leans on medium shots (39% of the sample) and wide compositions (31%). Cinematographer Seamus McGarvey keeps 57% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 57% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Nowhere Boy?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Nowhere Boy are #34312d, #53524a, #504b38, #2b231b, #171613, #aa9477 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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