The Apartment (1960)
Directed by Billy Wilder · Cinematography by Joseph LaShelle
Approved125 min43 frames
ComedyDramaRomance
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What is The Apartment about?
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
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What does the cinematography of The Apartment look like?
Sampled across 43 frames, the coverage of The Apartment leans heavily on medium shots (63% of the sample). Cinematographer Joseph LaShelle keeps 37% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 53% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1960s.
What is the color palette of The Apartment?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Apartment (1960) are #040404, #8b8b8b, #fbfbfb, #c9c9c9, #303030, #464646 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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