The Last Emperor cinematography — film frames and visual analysis

1987 · 607 frames · Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

Explore 607 frames from The Last Emperor and study the film’s composition, color palette, lighting, shot scale and aspect ratio. Open any frame to use composition guides, color analysis and false color tools.

607 frames 2.02:1 Mostly wide shots
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Frame from The Last Emperor — walking, plate, car
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High brightness · Muted orange
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — standing, dialogue, hat
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Wide shot · High brightness · White
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — walking, hat, hand
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — street, hat, suit
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — sitting, standing, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — standing, hat, person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — sitting, mirror, dress
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — walking, street, person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark teal
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — standing, street, person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark gray
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — sitting, standing, room
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — standing, room, suit
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark purple
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — walking, street, person
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark orange
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — standing, room, suit
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — standing, hat, uniform
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark red
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — standing, person, building
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Wide shot · High brightness · Blue
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — hat, face, camera
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Black
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — standing, person, human face
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark green
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — standing, flag, person
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Wide shot · Low brightness · Dark purple
Wide shot frame from The Last Emperor — standing, suit, face
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Wide shot · Medium brightness · Dark red
Frame from The Last Emperor — standing, hat, hand
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High brightness · Dark red

Visual profile of The Last Emperor

This visual profile is calculated from 607 frames available in the WatchTheFrame collection.

Color palette of The Last Emperor

Dark orange 25.2% · 414 frames Dark red 17.1% · 368 frames Dark gray 11.6% · 289 frames Gray 8.2% · 302 frames Muted orange 7.2% · 273 frames Orange 4.1% · 183 frames Black 3.5% · 133 frames Dark blue 3.4% · 108 frames Dark green 2.2% · 59 frames Dark yellow 1.9% · 69 frames Muted red 1.9% · 107 frames Dark teal 1.7% · 43 frames Red 1.7% · 117 frames Light teal 1.4% · 79 frames

Lighting and tonal range

Brightness: higher than 72% of films in the collection
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Contrast: higher than 92% of films in the collection
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  • Saturated colors appear frequently in these frames.
  • These frames contain a relatively high share of high-contrast images.

Composition and shot characteristics

Wide shot — 87% — 530 frames530Medium shot — 3% — 21 frames21Close-up — 1% — 7 frames7

Explore the visual relationships

Meet Joe Black (1998)
97% color similarity Fanny och Alexander (1982)
96% color similarity Alexander (2004)
93% color similarity Practical Magic (1998)
93% color similarity Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
92% color similarity Water for Elephants (2011)
92% color similarity Hotel Rwanda (2004)
92% color similarity 21 Jump Street (2012)
92% color similarity No Strings Attached (2010)
91% color similarity Menace II Society (1993)
91% color similarity Unforgiven (1992)
90% color similarity Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
90% color similarity Todo sobre mi madre (1999)
89% color similarity The New Guy (2002)
89% color similarity Megalopolis (2024)
87% color similarity

Visual tags in The Last Emperor

accordion flag green vegetables bicycle bicycle wheel umbrella tableware hat palm tree building flower uniform bird hug walking curtain stairs book mirror dress chair standing clock bag

Films with a similar visual profile

Meet Joe Black (1998)
96% match · 352 frames
Practical Magic (1998)
96% match · 688 frames
Fanny och Alexander (1982)
94% match · 459 frames
Menace II Society (1993)
94% match · 537 frames
21 Jump Street (2012)
94% match · 559 frames
Water for Elephants (2011)
93% match · 488 frames
Unforgiven (1992)
92% match · 556 frames
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
92% match · 394 frames
The New Guy (2002)
92% match · 461 frames
No Strings Attached (2010)
92% match · 392 frames
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
92% match · 726 frames
Megalopolis (2024)
91% match · 507 frames

About this collection

Metrics on this page are calculated from 607 frames available for The Last Emperor in the WatchTheFrame collection. They describe the analysed frames, not the film as a whole.