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Damnation (1988)

Directed by Béla Tarr · Cinematography by Gábor Medvigy, József Mezö

120 min64 frames

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Damnation (1988) movie still: wide — A small, weathered stone building with a tiled roof sits in a desolate lot. Wooden garage doors are attached to…Damnation (1988) movie still: closeup — A cluster of clear glass tumblers and mugs are arranged on a dark surface. The items are packed closely…Damnation (1988) movie still: wide — A man kneels amidst a landscape of rubble and debris under a grey sky. The man maintains a low posture while…Damnation (1988) movie still: wide — A weathered stone wall stands behind a set of double glass doors at night. A small dark shape of a dog occupies…Damnation (1988) movie still: medium — A crowded interior space with several middle-aged men standing close together in a room. The men wear formal…Damnation (1988) movie still: wide — A dark, wet asphalt surface fronts a building exterior at night. A glowing neon sign displays the name titanik…Damnation (1988) movie still: wide — A dimly lit industrial stairwell landing features stark white walls and a dark floor. Stacks of cardboard…Damnation (1988) movie still: medium — A woman is positioned behind a large dark flat surface in an interior space. Heavy black curtains hang in the…Damnation (1988) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with a dark foreground features an open rectangular doorway. A bearded man in a suit stands…Damnation (1988) movie still: establishing — A view through a narrow horizontal slit shows a landscape with bare trees. A lone chairlift car hangs…Damnation (1988) movie still: wide — A utilitarian room with patterned wallpaper and a reflective floor shows several men. A man wearing a white…Damnation (1988) movie still: medium — A man stands inside a dimly lit room beside a tall rectangular window. He gazes out at a rural landscape…Damnation (1988) movie still: medium — A crowded public social space with people dancing in the soft-focus background area. A man sits at a table in…Damnation (1988) movie still: medium — Two people sit at a table covered by a checkered cloth in front of a window. The man reaches forward with a…Damnation (1988) movie still: fullbody — A dark vintage sedan is parked on a city street at night. A lone man sits in the driver's seat of the…Damnation (1988) movie still: medium — A man and a woman stand close together in front of a closed wooden door. They look at each other while…
Damnation (1988) — © Mokép, Hungarian Film Institute

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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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.

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  • #6e6e6e

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