The Day He Arrives (2018)
Directed by Hong Sang-soo · Cinematography by Kim Hyung-koo
79 min22 frames
Drama
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What is The Day He Arrives about?
A film director who no longer makes films arrives in Seoul to meet a close friend. When the friend doesn't show up, he wanders the city aimlessly for three days, grabbing drinks and meeting women, with each day playing out like a version of the last.
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What does the cinematography of The Day He Arrives look like?
Sampled across 22 frames, the coverage of The Day He Arrives leans on medium shots and full-body frames. Cinematographer Kim Hyung-koo keeps much of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for most of the frames. Focus stays shallow in most of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Day He Arrives?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Day He Arrives (2018) are #000000, #fefefe, #8b8b8b, #727272, #343434, #c9c9c9 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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