The Big Easy (1986)
Directed by Jim McBride · Cinematography by Affonso Beato
R102 min60 frames
DramaActionCrimeMystery
He's got to hide the truth. She'll stop at nothing to find it. But tonight, everything's off the record.
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What is The Big Easy about?
Remy McSwain is a New Orleans police lieutenant who investigates the murder of a local mobster. His investigation leads him to suspect that fellow members of the police force may be involved.
The Big Easy is a 1986 American neo-noir romantic thriller film directed by Jim McBride and written by Daniel Petrie Jr. The film stars Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, and Ned Beatty. The film was both set and shot on location in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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What does the cinematography of The Big Easy look like?
Across 60 sampled frames, The Big Easy builds its coverage from medium shots (60% of the sample), with wide compositions (22%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Affonso Beato keeps 52% of it in soft, low-key light. 63% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 72% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Big Easy?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Big Easy (1986) are #111313, #2f322d, #4f504a, #354a4e, #d6d2c6, #314b69 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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