The Card Counter (2021)
Directed by Paul Schrader · Cinematography by Alexander Dynan
R111 min43 frames
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He's Playing the Hand He Was Dealt.
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What is The Card Counter about?
William Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.
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What does the cinematography of The Card Counter look like?
Sampled across 42 frames, the coverage of The Card Counter leans on medium shots (40% of the sample) and wide compositions (24%). Cinematographer Alexander Dynan keeps 74% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 64% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 67% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Card Counter?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Card Counter (2021) are #30302e, #56544e, #121110, #91938f, #2a221d, #85786d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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