The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
Directed by Joel Coen · Cinematography by Roger Deakins
R116 min77 frames
CrimeDrama
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A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.
The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 neo-noir crime film written, directed, produced and co-edited by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, Richard Jenkins, Scarlett Johansson, Jon Polito, Tony Shalhoub, and James Gandolfini. The film is set in 1949 and tells the story of Ed Crane, a withdrawn barber who leads an ordinary life in a small California town with his wife, who he suspects is having an affair with her boss. Crane's situation changes when a stranger comes to the barbershop and offers him the opportunity to join him as a partner in a promising new business, in exchange for an investment of ten thousand dollars. Drawn to the idea, Crane plans to blackmail his wife's lover for the money.
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What does the cinematography of The Man Who Wasn’t There look like?
Across 77 sampled frames, The Man Who Wasn’t There builds its coverage from medium shots (58% of the sample), with wide compositions (21%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Roger Deakins keeps 40% of it in hard-edged, low-key light. 53% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 60% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) are #020202, #8b8b8b, #fefefe, #303030, #c9c9c9, #6f6f6f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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