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Benny’s Video (1992)

Directed by Michael Haneke · Cinematography by Christian Berger

110 min49 frames

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What is Benny’s Video about?

A 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.

Benny's Video is a 1992 psychological horror film directed by Michael Haneke and starring Arno Frisch, Angela Winkler, and Ulrich Mühe. Set in Vienna, it centers on Benny, a teenager who views much of his life as distilled through video images, and his well-to-do parents Anna and Georg, who enable Benny's focus on video cameras and images. The film won the FIPRESCI Award at the 1993 European Film Awards.

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What does the cinematography of Benny’s Video look like?

Sampled across 48 frames, the coverage of Benny’s Video leans on medium shots (52% of the sample) and close-ups (31%). Cinematographer Christian Berger keeps 38% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 44% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 69% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Benny’s Video?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Benny’s Video (1992) are #2e2f31, #0f0f10, #4e4e4f, #d2d1d0, #f7f6f6, #aaacae — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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