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Winter Light (1963)

Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Cinematography by Sven Nykvist

81 min47 frames

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Winter Light

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Winter Light (1963) movie still: closeup — A woman stands in the middle of a church with wooden pews visible behind. She looks directly toward the…Winter Light (1963) movie still: closeup — A man in clerical attire kneels in profile within a dim stone-walled sanctuary. He faces toward a white…Winter Light (1963) movie still: wide — A traditional church interior featuring wooden pews and an ornate carved altarpiece. One man sits in the…Winter Light (1963) movie still: medium — An empty row of wooden seats in a church or similar institutional space. A man sits alone in a wooden…Winter Light (1963) movie still: establishing — A dark church building stands behind a calm, partially frozen pond with skeletal trees. An wooden…Winter Light (1963) movie still: medium — A man and woman sit next to each other in a dimly lit room. They look toward an off-screen source beside a…Winter Light (1963) movie still: closeup — A stone room features a window with iron bars set into the rear wall. A man in a collared shirt and coat…Winter Light (1963) movie still: closeup — A monochrome portrait of a woman against a dark, featureless backdrop. The subject faces the camera…Winter Light (1963) movie still: medium — A stone interior with vaulted ceilings provides the background for a religious ceremony. A priest wearing…Winter Light (1963) movie still: establishing — A stone church with a steeply pitched roof stands behind a low stone wall. Leafless birch trees…Winter Light (1963) movie still: wide — A stone church interior with vaulted ceilings and wooden pews arranged on either side. A priest stands at…Winter Light (1963) movie still: closeup — A man in clerical attire stands against a textured wall near a window. Sunlight casts grid patterns…Winter Light (1963) movie still: medium — A man stands inside looking out a window at a cobblestone path. A distant figure walks their dog along the…Winter Light (1963) movie still: medium — A dark stone wall in a church features an ornate carved funerary plaque. A man in clerical attire stands…Winter Light (1963) movie still: fullbody — A stone-walled interior space features vaulted ceilings and a tall arched window. A man in clerical…Winter Light (1963) movie still: medium — A classroom features rows of wooden desks and chairs in front of large windows. A woman in a dark sweater…
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Winter Light — official trailer

What is Winter Light about?

A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.

Where can you watch Winter Light?

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Who stars in Winter Light?

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What does the cinematography of Winter Light look like?

Across 47 sampled frames, Winter Light builds its coverage from medium shots (38% of the sample), with close-ups (36%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Sven Nykvist keeps 51% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 64% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Winter Light?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Winter Light (1963) are #050505, #8a8a8a, #cdcdcd, #4b4b4b, #2f2f2f, #afafaf — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #8a8a8a
  • #cdcdcd
  • #4b4b4b
  • #2f2f2f
  • #afafaf

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

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