Damnation (1988)
Directed by Béla Tarr · Cinematography by Gábor Medvigy, József Mezö
120 min64 frames
DramaCrime
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Damnation — official trailer
What is Damnation about?
Karrer plods his way through life in quiet desperation. His environment is drab and rainy and muddy. Eaten up with solitude, his hopelessness would be incurable but for the existence of the Titanik Bar and its beautiful, haunting singer. But the lady is married and Karrer is determined to keep her husband away...
Where can you watch Damnation?
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Who stars in Damnation?
Who made Damnation?
Béla TarrDirector- Gábor MedvigyCinematography
- József MezöCinematography
- József MarxProducer
What does the cinematography of Damnation look like?
Across 64 sampled frames, Damnation builds its coverage from medium shots (39% of the sample), with wide compositions (38%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Gábor Medvigy keeps 39% of it in naturalistic light. 47% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame.
What is the color palette of Damnation?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Damnation (1988) are #070707, #494949, #2e2e2e, #8b8b8b, #cccccc, #6e6e6e — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
#070707#494949#2e2e2e#8b8b8b#cccccc#6e6e6e
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