The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000)
Directed by Trần Anh Hùng · Cinematography by Mark Lee Ping-Bing
PG-13112 min64 frames
DramaRomance
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What is The Vertical Ray of the Sun about?
Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.
The Vertical Ray of the Sun is the third feature film by Vietnamese-born French director Trần Anh Hùng. It was released in 2000 and is the final part of what many now consider to be Tran's "Vietnam trilogy."
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What does the cinematography of The Vertical Ray of the Sun look like?
Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of The Vertical Ray of the Sun leans on medium shots (56% of the sample) and close-ups (28%). Cinematographer Mark Lee Ping-Bing keeps 66% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 69% of the frames play in daylight. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 84% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Vertical Ray of the Sun?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000) are #2f332e, #f7f7f3, #4f554b, #92936e, #536854, #364833 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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