Charles Bramesco's Colors of Film: The Story of Cinema in 50 Palettes
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Taking you from the earliest feature films to today, Colours of Film introduces 50 iconic movies and explains the pivotal role that colour played in their success.
The use of colour is an essential part of film. It has the power to evoke powerful emotions, provide subtle psychological symbolism and act as a narrative device.
In Colours of Film, film critic Charles Bramesco introduces an element of cinema that is often overlooked, yet has been used in extraordinary ways. Using infographic colour palettes, and stills from the movies, this is a lively and fresh approach to film for cinema-goers and colour lovers alike.
He also explores in fascinating detail how the development of technologies have shaped the course of modern cinema, from how the feud between Kodak and Fujifilm shaped the colour palettes of the 20th Century's greatest filmakers, to how the advent of computer technology is creating a digital wonderland for modern directors in which anything is possible.
Filled with sparkling insights and fascinating accounts from the history of cinema, Colours of Film is an indispensable guide to one of the most important visual elements in the medium of film.
I. Over the Rainbow: Post-facto Colorization (1-11)
II. Unbound Imaginations: Kodak & Fujifilm (12-24)
III. Making a Statement: Color Theory (25-41)*
IV. Digital Wonderlands: The Color TV (42-52)
*Three Colors Trilogy is considered one entry, thus 52 movies.
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Le voyage dans la lune
1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check -
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916, in 24 top lists Check -
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The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 38 top lists Check -
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Fantasia
1940, in 20 top lists Check -
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Black Narcissus
1947, in 15 top lists Check -
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The River
1951, in 9 top lists Check -
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Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
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All That Heaven Allows
1955, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Searchers
1956, in 26 top lists Check -
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Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
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Lawrence of Arabia
1962, in 40 top lists Check -
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Les parapluies de Cherbourg
1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check -
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Il deserto rosso
1964 — a.k.a. Red Desert, in 12 top lists Check -
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Color Me Blood Red
1965, in 0 top lists Check -
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2001: A Space Odyssey
1968, in 45 top lists Check -
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Viskningar och rop
1972 — a.k.a. Cries and Whispers, in 17 top lists Check -
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Touki bouki
1973 — a.k.a. Journey of the Hyena, in 9 top lists Check -
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Bobby
1973, in 1 top list Check -
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Don't Look Now
1973, in 17 top lists Check -
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Angst essen Seele auf
1974 — a.k.a. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, in 13 top lists Check -
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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080...
1975, in 12 top lists Check -
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God Told Me To
1976, in 1 top list Check -
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Suspiria
1977, in 17 top lists Check -
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Ran
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
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Blue Velvet
1986, in 27 top lists Check -
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Dick Tracy
1990, in 2 top lists Check -
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Blue
1993, in 5 top lists Check -
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Schindler's List
1993, in 35 top lists Check -
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Trois couleurs: Bleu
1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check -
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Trois couleurs: Blanc
1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: White, in 10 top lists Check -
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Trois couleurs: Rouge
1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check -
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Chung Hing sam lam
1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check -
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Se7en
1995, in 29 top lists Check -
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Belly
1998, in 1 top list Check -
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Bakha satang
1999 — a.k.a. Peppermint Candy, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Virgin Suicides
1999, in 6 top lists Check -
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But I'm a Cheerleader
1999, in 3 top lists Check -
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Sånger från andra våningen
2000 — a.k.a. Songs from the Second Floor, in 14 top lists Check -
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Traffic
2000, in 7 top lists Check -
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Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check -
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Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check -
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The Aviator
2004, in 8 top lists Check -
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Saw II
2005, in 1 top list Check -
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Speed Racer
2008, in 4 top lists Check -
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Enter the Void
2009, in 7 top lists Check -
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Amer
2009, in 1 top list Check -
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Tron
2010 — a.k.a. TRON: Legacy, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014, in 17 top lists Check -
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Mad Max: Fury Road
2015, in 23 top lists Check -
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La La Land
2016, in 18 top lists Check
Last updated on Mar 22, 2023; source