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Sid and Nancy (1986)

Directed by Alex Cox · Cinematography by Roger Deakins

R112 min55 frames

DramaRomance

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What is Sid and Nancy about?

January 1978. After their success in England, the punk rock band Sex Pistols venture out on their tour of the southern United States. Temperamental bassist Sid Vicious is forced by his band mates to travel without his troubled girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, who will meet him in New York. When the band breaks up and Sid begins his solo career in a hostile city, the turbulent couple definitely falls into the depths of drug addiction.

Sid and Nancy is a 1986 British biographical film directed by Alex Cox, co-written with Abbe Wool, and starring Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb. The film portrays the life of Sid Vicious, bassist of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols, and his destructive relationship with girlfriend Nancy Spungen. The film also features supporting performances from David Hayman, Xander Berkeley, and Courtney Love.

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What does the cinematography of Sid and Nancy look like?

Sampled across 55 frames, the coverage of Sid and Nancy leans on medium shots (49% of the sample) and wide compositions (38%). Cinematographer Roger Deakins keeps 47% of it in low-key light. Night and dusk account for 60% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1980s.

What is the color palette of Sid and Nancy?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Sid and Nancy (1986) are #312f2f, #111011, #d3d2d0, #f3f1ee, #4d4d4d, #938776 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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