The Farewell (2019)
Directed by Lulu Wang · Cinematography by Anna Franquesa Solano
PG100 min65 frames
ComedyDrama
Based on an actual lie.
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What is The Farewell about?
A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.
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What does the cinematography of The Farewell look like?
Sampled across 65 frames, the coverage of The Farewell leans on medium shots (58% of the sample) and wide compositions (26%). Cinematographer Anna Franquesa Solano keeps 58% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 45% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 60% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Farewell?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Farewell (2019) are #303030, #4f5050, #91928d, #2e3b45, #a9aaa9, #a58b72 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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