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The Phantom Carriage (1921)

Directed by Victor Sjöström · Cinematography by Julius Jaenzon

107 min54 frames

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What is The Phantom Carriage about?

An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.

The Phantom Carriage is a 1921 Swedish silent film directed by and starring Victor Sjöström, based on the 1912 novel Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness! (Körkarlen) by Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf. In the film, Sjöström plays a drunkard named David Holm who, on the night of New Year's Eve, is compelled by the ghostly driver of Death's carriage to reflect on his past mistakes. Alongside Sjöström, the film's cast includes Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg, and Astrid Holm.

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What does the cinematography of The Phantom Carriage look like?

Across 54 sampled frames, medium shots dominate the coverage of The Phantom Carriage (76% of the sample). Cinematographer Julius Jaenzon keeps 72% of it in soft, low-key light. 69% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1920s.

What is the color palette of The Phantom Carriage?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Phantom Carriage (1921) are #8c7256, #483629, #17120d, #322418, #261a13, #ab9274 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #322418
  • #261a13
  • #ab9274

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