The Lives of Others Movie Barcode
2006 · dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck · 137 min · 1.85:1 · thriller
Amber / Green palette · Dark · 320 stripes
This movie barcode compresses all 137 minutes of The Lives of Others 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 Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck in 2006 and framed at 1.85:1, the thriller palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.
About this filmv
A secret police officer in East Berlin becomes obsessed with the lives of a playwright and an actress he is spying on. The film captures the paranoia of a surveillance state and the power of art to change a person. The color palette is dominated by dull grays, greens, and browns to reflect the cold reality of the time.
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Film details
- Release year
- 2006
- Director
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85:1
- Average shot
- 7.6s
- Genre
- thriller
Categories
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