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The Lives of Others

#33364

2006 · dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck · 137 min · 1.85:1

Green / Amber palette · Dark

Key colours
#A47C3E
#AB7C48
#936F40
#476284
#876C4E
Stripes
420
Brightness
26%
Saturation
15%
Avg shot
7.6s
Stock
Digital
Frames
197,280
About this film+

A secret police officer in East Berlin becomes obsessed with the lives of a playwright and an actress he is spying on. The film captures the paranoia of a surveillance state and the power of art to change a person. The color palette is dominated by dull grays, greens, and browns to reflect the cold reality of the time.