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Ratcatcher (1999)

Directed by Lynne Ramsay · Cinematography by Alwin H. Küchler

94 min64 frames

Drama

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Ratcatcher (1999) movie still: medium — A stone ledge provides a vantage point looking out toward an blurred urban environment. A young boy in a…Ratcatcher (1999) movie still: closeup — A close-up shot of a young boy against an overcast sky. The child looks directly upward with a neutral…Ratcatcher (1999) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room provides the backdrop for a young boy in a grey shirt. He rests his head on his left hand…Ratcatcher (1999) movie still: medium — A cluttered 1990s living room features a worn sofa and a vintage coffee table. A young woman and a boy both…Ratcatcher (1999) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit domestic interior features patterned wallpaper and worn flooring. A young boy lies on his…Ratcatcher (1999) movie still: medium — Two young girls stand inside a dimly lit space against a window with blinds. The scene is dark, focusing on…Ratcatcher (1999) movie still: medium — A dark-toned interior space features a person silhouetted against a sheer white curtain. A young man with a…Ratcatcher (1999) movie still: closeup — An open grassy field under an overcast, diffused sky. A young boy looks down toward the ground with a…Ratcatcher (1999) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with dark surroundings and subtle ambient shadows. A man stares downward with a lit…Ratcatcher (1999) movie still: medium — A person stands positioned behind a multi-paned glass window in daylight. The subject faces the camera…Ratcatcher (1999) movie still: wide — A dense urban housing complex features long rows of grey, boarded-up residential buildings. Tall residential…Ratcatcher (1999) movie still: medium — A person viewed through a rain-streaked window pane with a blurred field behind. The subject stands outside…Ratcatcher (1999) movie still: fullbody — A dimly lit apartment hallway features two doors set into pale walls. A young boy stands facing the left…Ratcatcher (1999) movie still: medium — A view from an interior window overlooking a neglected yard covered in refuse. A person stands in the…Ratcatcher (1999) movie still: closeup — A child lies flat on dark, damp soil with scattered dry pine needles. The boy rests on the ground while…Ratcatcher (1999) movie still: Two figures traverse a vast, golden wheat field, carrying objects as they move across an expansive landscape. The…
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Ratcatcher — official trailer

What is Ratcatcher about?

James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a vulnerable 14 year old expressing a need for love in all the wrong ways, and befriends Kenny, who possesses an unusual innocence in spite of the harsh surroundings.

Where can you watch Ratcatcher?

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What does the cinematography of Ratcatcher look like?

Across 63 sampled frames, Ratcatcher builds its coverage from medium shots (41% of the sample), with close-ups (25%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Alwin H. Küchler keeps 75% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 70% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Ratcatcher?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Ratcatcher (1999) are #2e2f2e, #4e514d, #72746d, #151413, #8e918e, #4a473a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #2e2f2e
  • #4e514d
  • #72746d
  • #151413
  • #8e918e
  • #4a473a

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