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Silence (2016)

Directed by Martin Scorsese · Cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto

R161 min61 frames

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Sometimes silence is the deadliest sound.

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Silence (2016) movie still: wide — A group of men observes figures crucified on wooden frames erected along a wet shoreline. A massive dark rock…Silence (2016) movie still: wide — A rocky shoreline with a wooden fence separating a group of people from water. The people stand watching while…Silence (2016) movie still: medium — A field filled with tall green grass provides the backdrop for two people. A man wearing a straw cape looks to…Silence (2016) movie still: fullbody — A traditional Japanese room features tatami mat flooring and shoji screens filtering outdoor light. Two men…Silence (2016) movie still: medium — Two men stand inside a rustic wooden structure with weathered beams and planks above. They look down into the…Silence (2016) movie still: medium — An elderly man stands in a dark, rocky outdoor area at night. He holds a brightly burning torch that…Silence (2016) movie still: fullbody — Several men in traditional Japanese clothing sit in a line before a wooden building. They are positioned…Silence (2016) movie still: wide — A wooden building features slatted vertical walls and a packed earth walkway floor. A man squats in the near…Silence (2016) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with blurred architectural structures and vegetation visible in the background. A man with…Silence (2016) movie still: wide — An open expanse of sea with a large junks-style sailing vessel in the distance. Five men sit in a small wooden…Silence (2016) movie still: wide — A dark, cramped interior with straw scattered across the wooden floor. Four men sit huddled around a small…Silence (2016) movie still: medium — A group of villagers in historical Japanese attire stands in a long, crowded row. They are positioned outdoors…Silence (2016) movie still: wide — A dark, expansive beach features a crowd of people gathered around several small fires. A lone person crawls…Silence (2016) movie still: wide — A green rocky hillside slopes upward toward a craggy peak under an overcast sky. A lone person stands at the base…Silence (2016) movie still: wide — A green mountain ridge stretches into the distance under heavy, low-hanging clouds and fog. A single man walks…Silence (2016) movie still: closeup — A dark, cramped interior space filled with blurred figures in prayer. A man with a beard looks down in…
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What is Silence about?

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.

Silence is a 2016 epic historical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Jay Cocks and Scorsese. It is based on the 1966 novel by Japanese author Shūsaku Endō, marking the third film adaptation of the novel. The film stars Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Tadanobu Asano, Ciarán Hinds and Liam Neeson. The plot follows two 17th-century Jesuit priests who travel from Portugal to Edo period Japan via Macau to locate their missing mentor and spread Catholic Christianity. It is the third of Scorsese's films about religious figures struggling with challenges of faith, following The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and Kundun (1997).

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What does the cinematography of Silence look like?

Sampled across 60 frames, the coverage of Silence leans on wide compositions (47% of the sample) and medium shots (25%). Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto keeps 55% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 67% of the frames play in daylight. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 55% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Silence?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Silence (2016) are #302f2b, #51534e, #141211, #8c928b, #aaaba8, #2f251b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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