The 400 Blows Movie Barcode

1973 · dir. A. Rowan · 92 min · 2.39:1 · drama

Blue / Amber palette · Dark · 321 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 92 minutes of The 400 Blows 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 A. Rowan in 1973 and framed at 2.39:1, the drama palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.