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Polytechnique (2009)

Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Cinematography by Pierre Gill

77 min52 frames

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Polytechnique (2009) movie still: medium — A modest dining area features a round table cluttered with documents and a teapot. A man and a woman sit…Polytechnique (2009) movie still: wide — A spacious cafeteria features rows of tables and chairs under a grid of ceiling lights. Glass walls offer a…Polytechnique (2009) movie still: medium — A row of industrial photocopiers lines a bright room with ceiling tile panels. Several young adults stand…Polytechnique (2009) movie still: closeup — A dark indoor space contains a man viewed in a very tight extreme closeup. The muzzle of a rifle barrel…Polytechnique (2009) movie still: closeup — An interior space with undifferentiated background shadows. A young man with dark hair looks toward the…Polytechnique (2009) movie still: establishing — A long, narrow sterile hallway features rows of white storage lockers and glass-paneled walls. A…Polytechnique (2009) movie still: medium — A man and a woman sit in white chairs against a brick wall. Several documents are pinned to a bulletin…Polytechnique (2009) movie still: wide — A spacious room with wooden railings and a large glass-enclosed area beyond. A man stands alone holding a…Polytechnique (2009) movie still: closeup — Two individuals embrace closely in a dark interior space with minimal furniture. The woman's face is…Polytechnique (2009) movie still: establishing — An aerial view shows houses and roads surrounded by patches of melting snow. Bare trees cast thin…Polytechnique (2009) movie still: medium — A bedroom contains a messy bed and a wall poster titled Pour la suite du monde. A man lies on the bed…Polytechnique (2009) movie still: medium — A institutional corridor features a convex security mirror mounted on a painted cinder block wall. The…Polytechnique (2009) movie still: wide — A dark classroom with rows of wooden desks and scattered notebooks. A man stands alone by the back wall…Polytechnique (2009) movie still: establishing — A vast, frozen lake stretches toward the horizon under a heavily clouded grey sky. A lone car is…Polytechnique (2009) movie still: closeup — An interior space is dimly lit by a sharp side light source. A young man with dark shaggy hair stands…Polytechnique (2009) movie still: medium — An office interior features a modern desk and blurred background slatted window blinds. A woman in a dark…
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What is Polytechnique about?

A dramatization of the Montreal Massacre of 1989 where several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.

Where can you watch Polytechnique?

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What does the cinematography of Polytechnique look like?

Across 52 sampled frames, Polytechnique builds its coverage from wide compositions (37% of the sample), with medium shots (29%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Pierre Gill keeps 42% of it in soft, high-key light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 56% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Polytechnique?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Polytechnique (2009) are #fdfdfd, #030303, #8a8a8a, #cacaca, #474747, #6f6f6e — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #030303
  • #8a8a8a
  • #cacaca
  • #474747
  • #6f6f6e

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