The Portait of a Lady (1996)
Directed by Jane Campion · Cinematography by Stuart Dryburgh
PG-13144 min65 frames
DramaRomance
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What is The Portait of a Lady about?
Ms. Isabel Archer isn't afraid to challenge societal norms. Impressed by her free spirit, her kindhearted cousin writes her into his fatally ill father's will. Suddenly rich and independent, Isabelle ventures into the world, along the way befriending a cynical intellectual and romancing an art enthusiast. However, the advantage of her affluence is called into question when she realizes the extent to which her money colors her relationships.
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What does the cinematography of The Portait of a Lady look like?
Across 65 sampled frames, The Portait of a Lady builds its coverage from close-ups (37% of the sample), with wide compositions (32%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Stuart Dryburgh keeps 45% of it in soft, low-key light. 43% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 57% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Portait of a Lady?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Portait of a Lady (1996) are #2f2d2a, #544f4d, #0d0c0c, #493730, #948875, #241916 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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