
Cries and Whispers (1972) colour palette
Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Shot by Sven Nykvist
- #130e0ddeep red · 10.5%
- #322d2adark grey · 8.3%
- #4b332cdeep red · 7.4%
- #261612deep red · 5.8%
- #f7f6f2pale yellow · 4.3%
- #d8d4cdpale orange · 4%
Cries and Whispers (1972), shot by Sven Nykvist, runs muted and strongly warm, measured across 65 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are orange and red. The single most common colour is deep red (#130e0d), covering 10.5% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.
Warmth
strongly warm
0.694 on −1 cool to +1 warm
Saturation
muted
0.288 — more saturated than 66% of ranked films
Luminance
mid-key
0.4 — brighter than 39% of ranked films
Measured across 65 frames. See the frames on the Cries and Whispers page →
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