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The Secret of the Grain (2007)

Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche · Cinematography by Lubomir Bakchev

151 min46 frames

Drama

It takes will, courage and determination to realise a dream. But most of all it takes family

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The Secret of the Grain (2007) movie still: wide — A rusted cargo ship is moored to a concrete pier under a blue sky. A man and a woman on a moped…The Secret of the Grain (2007) movie still: medium — A man sits at a wooden table in a modest kitchen near a window. He uses a silver spoon to eat…The Secret of the Grain (2007) movie still: wide — A man walks past a tan multi-story apartment block next to a dark harbor. Several small boats are…The Secret of the Grain (2007) movie still: closeup — A woman stands in a plain, poorly lit room with neutral colored walls. The woman appears…The Secret of the Grain (2007) movie still: closeup — A plain interior room with a metal door handle visible on a grey wall. An elderly man with…The Secret of the Grain (2007) movie still: wide — A dark harbor area features several parked cars next to a metal lift bridge. The scene is…The Secret of the Grain (2007) movie still: medium — A spare, dimly lit room contains a bed and a view through an open window. One man sits on the…The Secret of the Grain (2007) movie still: closeup — A nighttime outdoor setting with bright artificial blue lights in the blurred background. A…The Secret of the Grain (2007) movie still: wide — A long riverboat painted white and red is docked at a concrete quay at night. A group of people…The Secret of the Grain (2007) movie still: wide — A dark, deserted asphalt road stretches forward at night under rows of streetlights. A man rides…The Secret of the Grain (2007) movie still: wide — A woman walks along a weathered concrete pier near a large red boat vessel. A industrial crane…The Secret of the Grain (2007) movie still: closeup — A close-up of a woman in a dimly lit, cool-toned indoor environment. She is positioned against…The Secret of the Grain (2007) movie still: medium — A room with blue walls and a white serving counter in the background. A woman in a pink top…The Secret of the Grain (2007) movie still: wide — A fishing port dock holds large white vessels, fishing nets, and stacked wooden pallets. A man on…The Secret of the Grain (2007) movie still: medium — A domestic hallway with peach-colored walls featuring painted trim patterns near the ceiling. A…The Secret of the Grain (2007) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit indoor space with plain wall background textures. A middle-aged woman gazes…
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What is The Secret of the Grain about?

In southern France, a Franco-Arabic shipyard worker along with his partner's daughter pursues his dream of opening a restaurant.

The Secret of the Grain, titled Couscous in the UK, is a 2007 Franco-Tunisian drama film directed by Abdellatif Kechiche. The film stars Habib Boufares as an aging immigrant from the Maghreb whose ambition to establish a successful restaurant as an inheritance for his large and disparate family meets sceptical opposition from the French bureaucracy.

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What does the cinematography of The Secret of the Grain look like?

Across 46 sampled frames, The Secret of the Grain builds its coverage from medium shots (39% of the sample), with wide compositions (33%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Lubomir Bakchev keeps 50% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 57% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 57% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Secret of the Grain?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Secret of the Grain (2007) are #302d2f, #504d4f, #efeff0, #0f0e12, #473a37, #aeafb3 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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