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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

Directed by Luc Besson · Cinematography by Thierry Arbogast

PG-13136 min53 frames

AdventureScience FictionAction

A universe without boundaries needs heroes without limits.

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What is Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets about?

In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is a 2017 space opera film written and directed by Luc Besson, and produced by his wife, Virginie Besson-Silla. It is based on the French science fiction comics series Valérian and Laureline, written by Pierre Christin, illustrated by Jean-Claude Mézières, and published by Dargaud. It stars Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne as Valerian and Laureline, respectively, with Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock, Kris Wu and Rutger Hauer in supporting roles. Besson independently financed and personally funded the film. With a production budget of around $180 million, it is both the most expensive European and the most expensive independent film ever made. The film is a large international co-production between France, the United States, China, Germany, Belgium, and the United Arab Emirates.

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Across 53 sampled frames, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets builds its coverage from medium shots (47% of the sample), with close-ups (26%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Thierry Arbogast keeps 53% of it in soft, low-key light. 47% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 72% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) are #0c0d0e, #2a2b2a, #f7f8f7, #0e1729, #4f4e4a, #2c1113 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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