Taste of Cherry Movie Barcode

1997 · dir. Abbas Kiarostami · 99 min · 1.85:1 · drama

Amber / Blue palette · Dark · 325 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 99 minutes of Taste of Cherry 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 Abbas Kiarostami in 1997 and framed at 1.85:1, the drama palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.

About this filmv

A middle-aged man drives through the dusty outskirts of Tehran looking for someone to bury him after he dies. The film explores deep themes of life and death through long conversations with strangers in his car. The visual style is defined by earthy browns and the dry, hilly landscapes of the Iranian countryside.

Key colours

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Film details

Release year
1997
Director
Abbas Kiarostami
Runtime
99 min
Aspect ratio
1.85:1
Average shot
22.0s
Genre
drama

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