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Tenet (2020)

Directed by Christopher Nolan · Cinematography by Hoyte van Hoytema

PG-13150 min64 frames

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Tenet (2020) movie still: medium — An industrial railway yard is filled with various cargo trains under an overcast sky. One man stands by a folding…Tenet (2020) movie still: establishing — An aerial view captures a multi-lane roadway flanked by aging multi-story urban buildings. Several vehicles…Tenet (2020) movie still: medium — Two men lie on a mosaic tiled floor in a dim room. They are attached to ropes pulling them against a wall.Tenet (2020) movie still: medium — An indoor shooting range with acoustic foam-paneled walls and a rubber-mat floor. A man in a green shirt aims a…Tenet (2020) movie still: medium — An industrial space is bathed in intense blue light and deep shadows. A middle-aged man stands in the foreground…Tenet (2020) movie still: medium — An interior space with plain, neutral-colored walls and a wooden cabinet in the back. A man with a beard holds a…Tenet (2020) movie still: establishing — A stone gazebo sits atop a rugged cliff overlooking a mountain range and sea. Dense green foliage surrounds…Tenet (2020) movie still: medium — An elderly man in a suit sits at a dark table in a dim restaurant. Other patrons appear blurry in the background…Tenet (2020) movie still: medium — A dimly lit storage space contains medical equipment and boxes on metal shelving units. A man sits in the…Tenet (2020) movie still: fullbody — A sprawling stone rooftop plaza with geometric tiled surfaces and modern buildings in distance. Two men walk…Tenet (2020) movie still: wide — An airport tarmac at night features a large passenger jet parked near terminal buildings. A massive, high-intensity…Tenet (2020) movie still: medium — A well-lit contemporary interior space with glass walls and minimalist furniture. A man and a woman sit in chairs…Tenet (2020) movie still: wide — An expanse of rolling, dark gravel hills stretches to the horizon under clear skies. A man in olive-drab tactical…Tenet (2020) movie still: fullbody — A stone terrace with a wrought-iron railing overlooking a hazy coastal mountain range. A woman and man stand…Tenet (2020) movie still: closeup — A dark space lit by sharp red and blue neon light sources. A man with wide eyes looks toward the camera with his…Tenet (2020) movie still: medium — The deck of a boat sits before a steep, pale, rocky cliffside near water. A woman wearing a floral shirt holds a…
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What is Tenet about?

Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

Tenet is a 2020 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced it with his wife, Emma Thomas. It stars John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, and Kenneth Branagh. The film follows a CIA officer who is recruited into a secret organization, tasked with tracing the origin of objects that are traveling backward through time and their connection to an attack by the future.

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What does the cinematography of Tenet look like?

Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of Tenet leans on medium shots (52% of the sample) and wide compositions (20%). Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema keeps 55% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 67% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Tenet?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Tenet (2020) are #30302c, #111111, #50524c, #d2c9b0, #a8a798, #8d918a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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