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The Proposition (2005)

Directed by John Hillcoat · Cinematography by Benoît Delhomme

R104 min60 frames

ActionAdventureCrimeDrama

This land will be civilized.

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The Proposition (2005) movie still: wide — A dry, vast landscape features a white picket fence bordering an arid plain. A woman in a long dress…The Proposition (2005) movie still: medium — A studio portrait of three men standing side-by-side against a painted backdrop of trees. The two men…The Proposition (2005) movie still: wide — A natural rock cavern is illuminated by daylight filtering through the primary cave entrance. An adult…The Proposition (2005) movie still: establishing — A vast flat desert landscape stretches under a wide golden sky at sunset. Small distant…The Proposition (2005) movie still: medium — A man stands in a rugged outdoor canyon with textured earthen walls behind him. He holds a revolver…The Proposition (2005) movie still: establishing — A wide view of the sky filled with dense, layered cloud formations. Patches of light break…The Proposition (2005) movie still: medium — A man sits on a dirt floor against a rough concrete block wall. He has long brown hair and is wearing…The Proposition (2005) movie still: establishing — An isolated wooden trading post stands on a vast, flat desert landscape at sunset. Sun rays cut…The Proposition (2005) movie still: wide — A corner of a stone enclosure features high walls and a sandy surface. A young man sits tucked into the…The Proposition (2005) movie still: wide — A dry desert landscape features sparse dead trees and piles of loose sandy earth. An indigenous man…The Proposition (2005) movie still: wide — An arid, sun-scorched cemetery features three dirt graves marked by simple wooden crosses. A lone man…The Proposition (2005) movie still: medium — A night view of a dark sky seen through a horizontal metal grate structure. A person stands beneath the…The Proposition (2005) movie still: wide — An arid, rocky Australian outback landscape features a tall, eroded sandstone cliff face. A single rider…The Proposition (2005) movie still: medium — An interior space contains a wooden chair and a metal bed frame in foreground. An elderly man sits in…The Proposition (2005) movie still: wide — An expansive, flat arid landscape features scattered small shrubs under a wide, clear sky. A person…The Proposition (2005) movie still: wide — A rustic dining room features a laid table and a patterned wallpaper border. A man in a dark suit walks…
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The Proposition — official trailer

What is The Proposition about?

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.

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What does the cinematography of The Proposition look like?

Across 57 sampled frames, The Proposition builds its coverage from wide compositions (49% of the sample), with medium shots (28%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Benoît Delhomme keeps 54% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 68% of the frames.

What is the color palette of The Proposition?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Proposition (2005) are #33302d, #ac956f, #d6cdae, #574c39, #53544a, #8c7454 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #574c39
  • #53544a
  • #8c7454

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