The Lives of Others (2006)
Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck · Cinematography by Hagen Bogdanski
R137 min62 frames
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Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.
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What is The Lives of Others about?
In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.
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What does the cinematography of The Lives of Others look like?
Across 62 sampled frames, The Lives of Others builds its coverage from medium shots (58% of the sample), with close-ups (18%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Hagen Bogdanski keeps 58% of it in soft, low-key light. 56% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 69% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Lives of Others?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Lives of Others (2006) are #30312c, #0f0f0e, #52534b, #28251b, #d2d2c9, #cfc8b5 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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