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Butterfly (1974)

Directed by Shūji Terayama · Cinematography by Tatsuo Suzuki

12 min10 frames

Fantasy

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Butterfly (1974) movie still: closeup — A close-up of a butterfly with dark wings featuring yellow spots. The background displays a soft, blurred…Butterfly (1974) movie still: medium — A dark space features three figures in silhouette standing before a large projected image. The projection…Butterfly (1974) movie still: medium — A dark, cramped bathroom contains a central porcelain fixture illuminated from a back window. A seated puppet…Butterfly (1974) movie still: fullbody — A dark, angled staircase is illuminated by strong green and orange lighting. A person in white face makeup…Butterfly (1974) movie still: wide — A dark silhouette of a person appears against a uniform light blue background. The subject carries a large…Butterfly (1974) movie still: closeup — A extreme close-up focuses on a single human eye against an undifferentiated background. A faint horizontal…Butterfly (1974) movie still: medium — A dimly lit space features a large projection of a woman's face on a wall. Two silhouetted figures stand in…Butterfly (1974) movie still: medium — A dark, empty tiled bathtub contains a man and a hand-held puppet. The man wears stage makeup and sits in the…Butterfly (1974) movie still: medium — A plain brightly lit interior space with no visible furniture except a small stool. Three silhouetted figures…Butterfly (1974) movie still: closeup — A person with white stage makeup sits in a dark, nondescript room. A large butterfly rests on their face,…
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What is Butterfly about?

A dreamlike portrayal of a hangover after a decadent party.

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What is the color palette of Butterfly?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Butterfly (1974) are #000000, #f6f8fa, #480085, #d6e4f0, #a7c9e1, #76a4c5 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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