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Anguish (1987)

Directed by Bigas Luna · Cinematography by Josep M. Civit

R89 min60 frames

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The eyes of the city are mine.

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Anguish (1987) movie still: closeup — A dark, rounded silhouette of a fetus floats against an expansive gradient background. The warm orange and…Anguish (1987) movie still: closeup — An extreme close-up focuses on a human mouth with lips slightly parted. The teeth and tongue are partially…Anguish (1987) movie still: medium — A clinical space with a plain, light gray wall background. Two men and one woman lean downward into the…Anguish (1987) movie still: medium — An audience sits in a dark theater watching a film on a large screen. People occupy rows of padded seats, their…Anguish (1987) movie still: medium — Two people sit together in a dark space obscured by a blue foreground mesh pattern. The individuals appear to…Anguish (1987) movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows a finger touching the lower eyelid of a person. The skin and eye are illuminated by…Anguish (1987) movie still: medium — A man stands before a large, ornate wrought iron birdcage filled with several pigeons. He holds one bird close…Anguish (1987) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room filled with film reels and technical equipment in shadows. A man with a mustache talks on a…Anguish (1987) movie still: closeup — A tiled restroom interior features walls covered in pale green rectangular tiles. A young woman stands…Anguish (1987) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room provides the backdrop for a close-up of a man eating. He holds a small ceramic bowl and uses…Anguish (1987) movie still: closeup — A darkened interior space shows only the upper torso and head of a young woman. The subject looks ahead with a…Anguish (1987) movie still: medium — A dark indoor space contains an older man and woman facing each other. They sit in a dimly lit room with muted…Anguish (1987) movie still: wide — A 1970s Rex cinema building features a marquee displaying the title The Mommy. A vintage white Volkswagen Beetle…Anguish (1987) movie still: medium — Two women stand in a clinical, white-walled room with diagnostic imagery mounted behind them. The woman in the…Anguish (1987) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with muted earth tones and a textured wall backdrop. An older woman holds a large seashell…Anguish (1987) movie still: medium — A woman stands behind a minimalist white metal railing of an indoor staircase. She looks downward with her arms…
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Anguish — official trailer

What is Anguish about?

An ophthalmologist's assistant with an unhealthy interest in human eyeballs goes on a killing spree to collect eyeballs for his overbearing mother's collection. Reality soon takes a bizarre turn, both for the characters and the audience.

Where can you watch Anguish?

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What does the cinematography of Anguish look like?

Sampled across 59 frames, the coverage of Anguish leans on close-ups (47% of the sample) and medium shots (37%). Cinematographer Josep M. Civit keeps 59% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 63% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 81% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Anguish?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Anguish (1987) are #0d0d0b, #32312c, #53504a, #f6f6f3, #231812, #d7d5d2 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #0d0d0b
  • #32312c
  • #53504a
  • #f6f6f3
  • #231812
  • #d7d5d2

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