Crash (1996)
Directed by David Cronenberg · Cinematography by Peter Suschitzky
NC-17100 min55 frames
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What is Crash about?
A car crash victim suddenly finds himself turned on by car accidents and becomes involved with an underground sub-culture of like-minded souls.
Crash is a 1996 Canadian erotic thriller film written, produced and directed by David Cronenberg, based on J. G. Ballard's 1973 novel. Starring James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas, Holly Hunter and Rosanna Arquette, it follows a film producer who, after surviving a car crash, becomes involved with a group of symphorophiliacs who are aroused by car crashes and tries to rekindle his sexual relationship with his wife.
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What does the cinematography of Crash look like?
Sampled across 55 frames, the coverage of Crash leans on medium shots (49% of the sample) and close-ups (31%). Cinematographer Peter Suschitzky keeps 62% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 62% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 80% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1990s.
What is the color palette of Crash?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Crash (1996) are #2f2c2f, #514e4e, #131213, #918f90, #89766f, #d3d0cf — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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