Charles Bramesco's Colors of Film: The Story of Cinema in 50 Palettes

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Taking you from the earliest feature films to today, Colours of Film introduces 50 iconic movies and explains the pivotal role that colour played in their success.

The use of colour is an essential part of film. It has the power to evoke powerful emotions, provide subtle psychological symbolism and act as a narrative device.

In Colours of Film, film critic Charles Bramesco introduces an element of cinema that is often overlooked, yet has been used in extraordinary ways. Using infographic colour palettes, and stills from the movies, this is a lively and fresh approach to film for cinema-goers and colour lovers alike.

He also explores in fascinating detail how the development of technologies have shaped the course of modern cinema, from how the feud between Kodak and Fujifilm shaped the colour palettes of the 20th Century's greatest filmakers, to how the advent of computer technology is creating a digital wonderland for modern directors in which anything is possible.

​Filled with sparkling insights and fascinating accounts from the history of cinema, Colours of Film is an indispensable guide to one of the most important visual elements in the medium of film.

I. Over the Rainbow: Post-facto Colorization (1-11)
II. Unbound Imaginations: Kodak & Fujifilm (12-24)
III. Making a Statement: Color Theory (25-41)*
IV. Digital Wonderlands: The Color TV (42-52)


*Three Colors Trilogy is considered one entry, thus 52 movies.

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    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
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    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
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    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
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    Fantasia

    1940, in 20 top lists Check
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    Black Narcissus

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
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    The River

    1951, in 9 top lists Check
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    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
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    All That Heaven Allows

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
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    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
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    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
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    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
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    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
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    Il deserto rosso

    1964 — a.k.a. Red Desert, in 12 top lists Check
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    Color Me Blood Red

    1965, in 0 top lists Check
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    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
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    Viskningar och rop

    1972 — a.k.a. Cries and Whispers, in 17 top lists Check
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    Touki bouki

    1973 — a.k.a. Journey of the Hyena, in 9 top lists Check
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    Bobby

    1973, in 1 top list Check
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    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
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    Angst essen Seele auf

    1974 — a.k.a. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, in 13 top lists Check
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    Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080...

    1975, in 12 top lists Check
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    God Told Me To

    1976, in 1 top list Check
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    Suspiria

    1977, in 17 top lists Check
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    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
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    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
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    Dick Tracy

    1990, in 2 top lists Check
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    Blue

    1993, in 5 top lists Check
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    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
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    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
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    Trois couleurs: Blanc

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: White, in 10 top lists Check
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    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
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    Chung Hing sam lam

    1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check
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    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
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    Belly

    1998, in 1 top list Check
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    Bakha satang

    1999 — a.k.a. Peppermint Candy, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Virgin Suicides

    1999, in 6 top lists Check
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    But I'm a Cheerleader

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
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    Sånger från andra våningen

    2000 — a.k.a. Songs from the Second Floor, in 14 top lists Check
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    Traffic

    2000, in 7 top lists Check
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    Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check
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    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
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    The Aviator

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
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    Saw II

    2005, in 1 top list Check
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    Speed Racer

    2008, in 4 top lists Check
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    Enter the Void

    2009, in 7 top lists Check
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    Amer

    2009, in 1 top list Check
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    Tron

    2010 — a.k.a. TRON: Legacy, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Grand Budapest Hotel

    2014, in 17 top lists Check
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    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
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    La La Land

    2016, in 18 top lists Check
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