Some Like It Hot (1959)
Directed by Billy Wilder · Cinematography by Charles Lang
Approved121 min62 frames
ComedyRomanceCrime
The movie too HOT for words!
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What is Some Like It Hot about?
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
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What does the cinematography of Some Like It Hot look like?
Sampled across 62 frames, the coverage of Some Like It Hot leans heavily on medium shots (58% of the sample). Cinematographer Charles Lang keeps 44% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 61% 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 Some Like It Hot?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Some Like It Hot (1959) are #000000, #303030, #8a8a8a, #fdfdfd, #717171, #c9c9c9 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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