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Upstream Color (2013)

Directed by Shane Carruth

96 min65 frames

DramaScience Fiction

You can force your story's shape, but the color will always bloom upstream.

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Upstream Color

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Upstream Color (2013) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a pale, segmented larva on a metal grid surface. The insect is curved, resting on…Upstream Color (2013) movie still: wide — A plain concrete wall with two doors serves as the backdrop for a commercial area. A man leans into a blue…Upstream Color (2013) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of two feet resting on a flat, solid floor surface. The black hosiery worn over the…Upstream Color (2013) movie still: fullbody — A man and woman lie side by side on a white sheet over dirt. Several farm animals are visible in the…Upstream Color (2013) movie still: wide — A dark, grassy field at night holds a parked camper vehicle. A man sits in a folding chair using a laptop…Upstream Color (2013) movie still: medium — A bright room features a round wooden table with a magenta wall behind it. A woman in a light blue shirt…Upstream Color (2013) movie still: medium — An open field at dusk with a large flock of birds flying overhead. Two people stand in the foreground as…Upstream Color (2013) movie still: medium — An enclosed glass escalator structure with metal frames provides a tunnel-like passage. A man and a…Upstream Color (2013) movie still: closeup — A rural road stretches into the distance with blurred figures standing near the roadside. In the…Upstream Color (2013) movie still: medium — A couple looks out of a window from a high-rise building at night. City traffic lights create bright,…Upstream Color (2013) movie still: closeup — Two clusters of blue and light violet artificial-looking flowers grow from a rustic tree branch. A…Upstream Color (2013) movie still: closeup — A residential backyard with blurred foliage and a house structure visible in the background. A man…Upstream Color (2013) movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows a small pinkish-brown piglet resting its head on a shoulder. The person is…Upstream Color (2013) movie still: medium — A bathroom interior with white tiled walls and a partially open medicine cabinet mirror. A woman is…Upstream Color (2013) movie still: closeup — A close-up shot focuses on a woman's face within an indoor environment. The subject stares intently…Upstream Color (2013) movie still: wide — A muddy field with sparse vegetation contains several pigs roaming around a man. The man sits in a metal…
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Upstream Color — official trailer

What is Upstream Color about?

A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.

Where can you watch Upstream Color?

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What does the cinematography of Upstream Color look like?

Across 65 sampled frames, Upstream Color builds its coverage from close-ups (48% of the sample), with medium shots (26%) carrying much of the rest. The lighting keeps 40% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Focus stays shallow in 80% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Upstream Color?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Upstream Color (2013) are #312f2e, #f7f6f2, #504f4d, #d1d1cf, #100f0f, #adafac — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #312f2e
  • #f7f6f2
  • #504f4d
  • #d1d1cf
  • #100f0f
  • #adafac

See the full Upstream Color colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

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