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The Trial (1962)

Directed by Orson Welles · Cinematography by Edmond Richard

119 min65 frames

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The Trial (1962) movie still: wide — A stone structure with a large arched entrance is rendered in high contrast charcoal lines. Three shadowy…The Trial (1962) movie still: medium — A man in a suit stands beside a weathered stone staircase outdoors. The subject looks up towards the camera…The Trial (1962) movie still: medium — A spare motel interior with plain walls and simple furniture framing three men. The central young man stands…The Trial (1962) movie still: medium — A dimly lit, cramped attic with a circular window letting in bright natural light. An older man sits on a bed…The Trial (1962) movie still: wide — A dark, expansive train station platform features large metal support columns and vaulted ceilings. A lone man…The Trial (1962) movie still: wide — Three men stand in a vast, desolate field under a dim, overcast sky. The men talk to each other while wearing…The Trial (1962) movie still: fullbody — A man stands in a dark, cavernous industrial space with exposed metal beams above him. A large, illuminated…The Trial (1962) movie still: closeup — A close-up view through a small, horizontal opening in a rough wooden barrier. Two human eyes are visible…The Trial (1962) movie still: wide — A large, sparsely populated hall contains rows of empty wooden chairs and a table. A man enters through a…The Trial (1962) movie still: closeup — A man stands in a completely dark space with no visible background elements. He is lit from the side…The Trial (1962) movie still: wide — A man stands centered before massive, floor-to-ceiling double doors within a minimalist stone corridor. He is…The Trial (1962) movie still: wide — A long curved tunnel constructed of uneven stone blocks and textured walls. A lone figure runs away from the…The Trial (1962) movie still: medium — Three men in suits stand closely together in an indoor setting with a plain background. They stare downward…The Trial (1962) movie still: wide — A dark, narrow passageway is constructed from stacked horizontal wooden slats. A distant bright opening at the…The Trial (1962) movie still: closeup — A human eye peers through a narrow vertical aperture flanked by dark, blurred edges. The eye remains focused…The Trial (1962) movie still: fullbody — A dimly lit room contains wooden chairs and a large portrait hanging on the wall. A woman in a white dress…
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The Trial — official trailer

What is The Trial about?

Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.

Where can you watch The Trial?

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What does the cinematography of The Trial look like?

Sampled across 65 frames, the coverage of The Trial leans on medium shots (40% of the sample) and wide compositions (37%). The camera returns again and again to low angles. Cinematographer Edmond Richard keeps 38% of it in hard-edged, chiaroscuro light. Night and dusk account for 43% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 66% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1960s.

What is the color palette of The Trial?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Trial (1962) are #020202, #fcfcfc, #898989, #303030, #c9c9c9, #494949 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #898989
  • #303030
  • #c9c9c9
  • #494949

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