The White Sheik (1952)
Directed by Federico Fellini · Cinematography by Arturo Gallea
83 min63 frames
ComedyRomance
A Very Funny Picture by Federico Fellini
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What is The White Sheik about?
In Italy, small-town newlyweds Wanda and Ivan Cavalli embark on their honeymoon in the big city of Rome. Ivan dutifully wants to keep appointments with family and church, but Wanda is only interested in meeting her favorite photo-strip star known as "The White Sheik". While Wanda impetuously sneaks away to locate the object of her affections, disconsolate Ivan tries his hardest to keep up appearances with the couple's relatives.
The White Sheik is a 1952 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Alberto Sordi, Leopoldo Trieste, Brunella Bovo and Giulietta Masina. Written by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano and Michelangelo Antonioni, the film is about a man who brings his new bride to Rome for their honeymoon, to have an audience with the Pope, and to present his wife to his family. When the young woman sneaks away to find the hero of her romance photonovels, the man is forced to spend hour after hour making excuses to his eager family who want to meet his missing bride. The White Sheik was filmed on location in Fregene, Rome, Spoleto and Vatican City.
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What does the cinematography of The White Sheik look like?
Across 61 sampled frames, The White Sheik builds its coverage from medium shots (57% of the sample), with wide compositions (16%) carrying much of the rest. Low angles recur throughout. Cinematographer Arturo Gallea keeps 38% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 62% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.
What is the color palette of The White Sheik?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The White Sheik (1952) are #030303, #6f6f6f, #8c8c8c, #303030, #fafafa, #454545 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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