The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
Directed by Walter Salles · Cinematography by Éric Gautier
R126 min65 frames
Drama
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What is The Motorcycle Diaries about?
Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he and best friend Alberto Granado had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.
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What does the cinematography of The Motorcycle Diaries look like?
Across 65 sampled frames, The Motorcycle Diaries builds its coverage from medium shots (48% of the sample), with wide compositions (29%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Éric Gautier keeps 74% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame.
What is the color palette of The Motorcycle Diaries?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) are #31322e, #50534f, #90928e, #6e706d, #d3d1cd, #0b0b0b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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