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Prison (1949)

Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Cinematography by Göran Strindberg

79 min61 frames

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Prison

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Prison (1949) movie still: closeup — An interior shot featuring a man in a dark suit looking off-frame. The focus is exclusively on his upper body…Prison (1949) movie still: medium — Two children sit inside a dark, shadowed room during a night scene. The boy on the left wears a feathered…Prison (1949) movie still: wide — A film set is cluttered with large cameras, lights, and a wooden boat prop. A crew member holds a clapperboard…Prison (1949) movie still: closeup — A dark indoor setting features a woman positioned beside an out-of-focus decorative figurine. She peers toward…Prison (1949) movie still: closeup — A man sits next to a vintage professional film camera in a dark space. The man looks intently towards the right…Prison (1949) movie still: closeup — A man's face is illuminated in profile against a dark background. He lies down with his eyes closed and a faint…Prison (1949) movie still: medium — A woman stands before a vanity mirror while a man watches her from behind. The vanity top is cluttered with…Prison (1949) movie still: fullbody — A dark, wood-paneled interior space with a bicycle parked to the right. A woman stands in the center of an…Prison (1949) movie still: wide — A man walks across a desolate, muddy field towards an industrial building in fog. The setting is a sparse,…Prison (1949) movie still: wide — An industrial waterfront features floating wooden piers on a murky, overcast river. A man stands on the pier as a…Prison (1949) movie still: establishing — The frame shows a rippling body of water from beneath the surface. A dark, indistinct shape floats…Prison (1949) movie still: closeup — A man stands behind heavy iron bars inside a dark stone room. The prisoner peers out from between the vertical…Prison (1949) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with plain walls frames two individuals in close proximity. A young man talks while a woman…Prison (1949) movie still: medium — A cluttered nursery features floral-patterned walls and a wooden rocking horse in the foreground. A man and…Prison (1949) movie still: closeup — An abstract dark space features a disembodied human hand floating against a black void. A luminous circular…Prison (1949) movie still: closeup — A dark space provides a stark background for a young woman's face. The subject is positioned slightly…
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What is Prison about?

A filmmaker sets out to create the greatest film in history, but finds out that human abilities have limits.

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What does the cinematography of Prison look like?

Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of Prison leans on medium shots (48% of the sample) and close-ups (30%). Cinematographer Göran Strindberg keeps 54% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 64% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 69% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of Prison?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Prison (1949) are #010101, #919191, #313131, #6c6c6c, #cbcbcb, #fbfbfb — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #919191
  • #313131
  • #6c6c6c
  • #cbcbcb
  • #fbfbfb

See the full Prison colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

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