The Innocents (1961)
Directed by Jack Clayton · Cinematography by Freddie Francis
Approved100 min61 frames
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What is The Innocents about?
A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
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What does the cinematography of The Innocents look like?
Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of The Innocents leans on medium shots (36% of the sample) and close-ups (34%). Cinematographer Freddie Francis keeps 46% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 57% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 70% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Innocents?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Innocents (1961) are #020202, #2e2e2e, #8e8e8e, #6d6d6d, #4b4b4b, #fdfdfd — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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