Roselyne and the Lions (1989)

Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix · Cinematography by Jean-François Robin

139 min64 frames

RomanceComedyDramaFantasy

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What is Roselyne and the Lions about?

Thierry drops out of school to apprentice as a lion tamer at the zoo where he meets Roselyne, who shares his passion. They fall in love and when he loses his job, the young lovers journey across France finding odd jobs at several circuses. In Germany, they fall under the tutelage of ageing big cat trainer, Klint, and while they are closer to realising their dreams, they find that their success drivers them part.

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What does the cinematography of Roselyne and the Lions look like?

Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of Roselyne and the Lions leans on medium shots (39% of the sample) and wide compositions (23%). The camera returns again and again to low angles. Cinematographer Jean-François Robin keeps 45% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 55% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Roselyne and the Lions?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Roselyne and the Lions (1989) are #32322c, #0c0d0b, #f3f3f2, #d5d4cf, #4d4a31, #a9aca7 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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