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Paris Blues (1961)

Directed by Martin Ritt · Cinematography by Christian Matras

Approved98 min118 frames

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A love-spectacular so personally exciting, you feel it's happening to you!

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Paris Blues (1961) movie still: medium — A cluttered music space features exposed brick walls and scattered stacks of sheet music. A man writes…Paris Blues (1961) movie still: medium — A furnished hotel room features floral wallpaper and an open wooden suitcase. A woman wearing a bathrobe…Paris Blues (1961) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a brick wall background and dark overhead beams. A man in a black shirt stands…Paris Blues (1961) movie still: wide — A narrow European city street features multiple small storefronts with signage including a pharmacy cross. A…Paris Blues (1961) movie still: medium — A woman stands in a paved outdoor area with a suitcase near her. She gazes upwards into the distance while…Paris Blues (1961) movie still: medium — A stone-walled basement nightclub featuring dark booths and tables under arched ceilings. A drummer plays…Paris Blues (1961) movie still: medium — A 1960s bedroom with floral wallpaper, a large wall mirror, and vanity furniture. A blonde woman in a robe…Paris Blues (1961) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with exposed brick walls and a jazz band performing. The main subject in a dark vest plays…Paris Blues (1961) movie still: medium — A basement music studio with exposed brick walls and an upright piano. A man in a suit adjusts his jacket…Paris Blues (1961) movie still: medium — A dimly lit indoor space with textured wall surfaces and kitchen elements present. A man stands close to a…Paris Blues (1961) movie still: medium — A dimly lit jazz club features a brick wall background and arched ceiling. Patrons sit at tables in the…Paris Blues (1961) movie still: medium — A paneled office contains a wooden desk cluttered with papers and ornate metal accessories. Two men in…Paris Blues (1961) movie still: medium — A cluttered apartment room features a writing desk, a piano, and large window curtains. A man in pajamas…Paris Blues (1961) movie still: establishing — A narrow cobblestone street in 1950s Paris is crowded with outdoor market stalls. Numerous shoppers…Paris Blues (1961) movie still: medium — A 1960s style bedroom featuring floral wallpaper and a wooden bed frame. A woman sits on the edge of the…Paris Blues (1961) movie still: wide — A night street corner in a European city features storefronts and parked automobiles. Two women stand near…
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Paris Blues — official trailer

What is Paris Blues about?

During the 1960s, two American jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls and must decide between music and love.

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What does the cinematography of Paris Blues look like?

Sampled across 118 frames, the coverage of Paris Blues leans on medium shots (68% of the sample) and wide compositions (15%). Cinematographer Christian Matras keeps 41% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 59% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 57% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1960s.

What is the color palette of Paris Blues?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Paris Blues (1961) are #010101, #fdfdfd, #858585, #c6c6c6, #464646, #313131 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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