Pretty Baby (1978)
Directed by Louis Malle · Cinematography by Sven Nykvist
R110 min60 frames
Drama
The image of an adult world seen through a child's eyes.
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Pretty Baby — official trailer
What is Pretty Baby about?
In 1917 New Orleans, a 12-year-old girl is raised in a brothel by her prostitute mother.
Where can you watch Pretty Baby?
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What does the cinematography of Pretty Baby look like?
Sampled across 60 frames, the coverage of Pretty Baby leans on medium shots (58% of the sample) and close-ups (20%). Cinematographer Sven Nykvist keeps 57% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 82% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Pretty Baby?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Pretty Baby (1978) are #382f29, #d0b293, #261912, #4a362a, #35271c, #14100d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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