#the only times they are absent are when she is speaking with goncharov

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okay but can we talk about the color in goncharov for a second? like, yes it has some pacing issues but oh my god the aesthetics of the film are on point

first off! when we open and goncharov is shown killing that man, the lighting makes it look as if the blood isn't red, but a dark and deep brown that is almost black and that color specifically! follows goncharov!

in the bar scene when he's drinking with Andrey the first time the wood of the bar is stained a near exact match near goncharovs hand, which has narrative significance! because if it wasn't significant then why would they put so much focus on the stain when andrey takes goncharovs hand? (other than, yknow, andrey taking his hand)

but even further! during the dinner scene with katya, the entire time that she is setting it up and placing the silverware the table runner is a deep green, (one of sofias colors but let's not get into that) only after goncharov comes home late with the lighting change it appears to be that same dark brown as the blood from the beginning! even at home, where he should feel the safest and most relaxed, he's followed by the blood he's spilled!

and it isn't only in dim lighting! it's hard to tell but when in full sunlight, like the scene with the anchovies, his own suit is dark brown and not black! stained with his sins and carrying them with him everywhere!

in fact the only time in the entire movie when blood is shown as red (and when the dark brown isn't near/on goncharov) is the ending scene when he's dying, only his own blood is red and thats the only time he isn't shown as stained with the blood he's spilled! when he finally accepts what he has done!

honestly shout out to the set designers

#goncharov #this does carry out with the other characters as well #it's just harder to tell because most of the film is focused on goncharov #but like #Sofia has green and growing things near her almost all the time #the only times they are absent are when she is speaking with goncharov #and it's most obvious when she's with katya #katya doesn't seem to have a color so much as she reflects color? #like I said the table runner is sofias color #and as the film goes on you see that more and more #until the titular scene where katya must make a choice #and she's wearing sofias green as her dress even while rejecting her #even the one scene from ice pick Joe has something #though it's more of a filter than a single color #everything is much brighter than usual and blue really sticks out #unreality