Elle Movie Barcode

2016 · dir. Paul Verhoeven · 130 min · 2.39:1 · thriller

Blue / Amber palette · Very dark · 331 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 130 minutes of Elle 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 Paul Verhoeven in 2016 and framed at 2.39:1, the thriller palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.