A Matter of Life and Death Movie Barcode
1946 · dir. Jean Cocteau · 90 min · 2.35:1 · fantasy
Indigo / Violet palette · Dark · 331 stripes
This movie barcode compresses all 90 minutes of A Matter of Life and Death into a single image: every shot is averaged to one colour and laid down as a vertical stripe, left to right, opening frame to end credits. Directed by Jean Cocteau in 1946 and framed at 2.35:1, the fantasy palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.
About this filmv
A pilot must argue for his life in a heavenly court after he survives a crash that should have killed him. The film famously moves between a vibrant Technicolor real world and a monochrome afterlife. It is a romantic story about the power of love to overcome fate.
Key colours
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Film details
- Release year
- 1946
- Director
- Jean Cocteau
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35:1
- Average shot
- 4.8s
- Genre
- fantasy
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