The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen · Cinematography by Bruno Delbonnel
R133 min60 frames
WesternComedyDrama
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Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a 2018 American Western black comedy anthology film written, directed, produced, and edited by the Coen brothers. It stars Tim Blake Nelson, Tyne Daly, James Franco, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Zoe Kazan, Harry Melling, Liam Neeson, Jonjo O'Neill, Chelcie Ross, Saul Rubinek, and Tom Waits. It consists of six vignettes set in the post-Civil War American frontier.
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Sampled across 60 frames, the coverage of The Ballad of Buster Scruggs leans on wide compositions (37% of the sample) and medium shots (33%). Cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel keeps 52% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1800s.
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