The Assassin (2015)
Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien · Cinematography by Mark Lee Ping-Bing
105 min54 frames
DramaAction
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What is The Assassin about?
9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.
The Assassin (刺客聂隐娘) is a 2015 wuxia film co-written and directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, starring Shu Qi and Chang Chen. A Taiwanese–Chinese–Hong Kong international co-production, the film is loosely based on the ninth-century Chinese short story "Nie Yinniang" by Pei Xing.
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What does the cinematography of The Assassin look like?
Across 53 sampled frames, The Assassin builds its coverage from wide compositions (38% of the sample), with medium shots (28%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Mark Lee Ping-Bing keeps 47% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame.
What is the color palette of The Assassin?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Assassin (2015) are #0e0a09, #313230, #f5f8f9, #291610, #d0cfcc, #493626 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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