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Basic Instinct (1992)

Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Cinematography by Jan de Bont

R127 min60 frames

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A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.

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What is Basic Instinct about?

Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.

Basic Instinct is a 1992 erotic thriller mystery film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. Starring Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Wayne Knight, the film follows San Francisco homicide detective Nick Curran (Douglas) as he investigates the murder of rock star Johnny Boz, only to begin an intense relationship with the prime suspect Catherine Tramell (Stone), a wealthy heiress and crime novelist.

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What does the cinematography of Basic Instinct look like?

Sampled across 60 frames, the coverage of Basic Instinct leans on medium shots (50% of the sample) and wide compositions (22%). Cinematographer Jan de Bont keeps 62% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 65% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 62% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1990s.

What is the color palette of Basic Instinct?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Basic Instinct (1992) are #2f2e2d, #50504e, #13110f, #2c2219, #d1d2d1, #453830 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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