The Colour of Money (1986)

Stills, screencaps & shots from The Colour of Money

16 of 64 frames — the full set is searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, color and mood with a free account.

What is The Colour of Money about?

An anthology film of four short stories, each story bringing out a distinct colour of money through the changes in relationships among the characters.

Who stars in The Colour of Money?

• Rituparna Sengupta
• Arunima Ghosh
• Rwitobroto Mukherjee

Who made The Colour of Money?

• Ranjan GhoshDirector
• RRupa DattaProducer

What does the cinematography of The Colour of Money look like?

Across 64 sampled frames, The Colour of Money builds its coverage from medium shots (53% of the sample), with close-ups (30%) carrying much of the rest. The lighting keeps 78% of it in soft, low-key light. 67% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 73% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1980s.

What is the color palette of The Colour of Money?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Colour of Money (1986) are #2d2e2c, #101212, #4e514c, #11292a, #354949, #90908d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

• #2d2e2c
• #101212
• #4e514c
• #11292a
• #354949
• #90908d

See the full The Colour of Money colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

Techniques in this film

• Anamorphic Lens Shots
• Low-Key Lighting
• Shallow Depth of Field
• Night Scenes
• Close-Up Shots

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