Once Upon A Time In America (1984)
Directed by Sergio Leone · Cinematography by Tonino Delli Colli
R229 min62 frames
DramaCrime
Crime, passion and lust for power.
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What is Once Upon A Time In America about?
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
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What does the cinematography of Once Upon A Time In America look like?
Across 62 sampled frames, Once Upon A Time In America builds its coverage from wide compositions (34% of the sample), with close-ups (32%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Tonino Delli Colli keeps 48% of it in soft, low-key light. 55% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Once Upon A Time In America?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Once Upon A Time In America (1984) are #362f2a, #271612, #46362d, #55524b, #151112, #56473b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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