Brazil Movie Barcode

1985 · dir. Terry Gilliam · 132 min · 1.85:1 · sci-fi

Amber / Blue palette · Very dark · 330 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 132 minutes of Brazil 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 Terry Gilliam in 1985 and framed at 1.85:1, the sci-fi palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.