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Véra Clouzot

Véra Clouzot

2 films · 130 frames · top-billed in 1 · 19531955

Born 30 December 1913 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · died 15 December 1960

Véra Gibson-Amado, known professionally as Véra Clouzot, was a Brazilian-French film actress and screenwriter. She is known for playing Linda in The Wages of Fear (1953), Christina Delassalle in Les Diaboliques (1955), and Lucie in Les Espions (1957). Clouzot also co-wrote the screenplay for La Vérité (1960). Her husband, director Henri-Georges Clouzot, named his production company after her, Véra Films.

Clouzot was born Véra Gibson-Amado in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Alice do Rego Barros and Gilberto Amado, a Brazilian congressman, writer, journalist, lawyer and ex-President of the United Nations' International Law Committee.

How their films are shot

Measured across 130 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Véra takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 2 films we hold, 50% of their frames are day, 43% natural — the look of the work Véra takes.

Time of day

Day50%
Night49%

Lighting

Natural43%
Low key40%
Chiaroscuro12%
High key5%

Shot size

Medium55%
Fullbody16%
Wide14%
Closeup10%

Camera angle

Eye level81%
Low angle12%
High angle6%

Mood

Neutral61%
Tense28%
Ominous5%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

Often with

Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.

A reference database for filmmakers

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