Color By Numbers: The Films of Sofia Coppola

From 1999s The Virgin Suicides to 2017s The Beguiled, director Sofia Coppola has established an unmistakable aesthetic. Its often characterized in terms of a pastel color palette, but is that just a myth based on Marie Antoinettes candycoated color scheme Coppolas nuanced sense of shade and light transcends the hyperfeminine. This video pulls apart her production design to reveal a far more sophisticated and muted collection of colors than is usually associated with her oeuvre.