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Diabolique (1955)

Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot · Cinematography by Armand Thirard

117 min65 frames

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Diabolique

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Diabolique (1955) movie still: medium — A dark wood-paneled room features a table set with ceramic bowls and a pitcher. Three men sit at the table…Diabolique (1955) movie still: establishing — A stone brick gateway features a metal sign reading Institution Delassalle overhead. Dense trees…Diabolique (1955) movie still: fullbody — A dark tiled bathroom with a vintage bathtub and a tall chest of drawers. A man in a full business suit…Diabolique (1955) movie still: closeup — A woman looks through the glass panes of a window frame from the interior. She is captured in a…Diabolique (1955) movie still: closeup — A man rests on a quilted surface in a dark room. The sharp light focuses solely on his upper body and face.Diabolique (1955) movie still: fullbody — A dark foyer with a wooden staircase and floral patterned wallpaper. A man and a woman stand on a rug in…Diabolique (1955) movie still: establishing — An old stone bridge crosses the river Vienne toward a walled medieval town hillside. A small dark van…Diabolique (1955) movie still: establishing — A narrow residential hallway features wooden paneling and a dark, patterned wall surface. A single…Diabolique (1955) movie still: fullbody — A dark space features a woman standing in a narrow, partially opened wooden doorway. She stands in the…Diabolique (1955) movie still: fullbody — Three people walk across a paved outdoor space at night near a swimming pool area. The man on the right…Diabolique (1955) movie still: medium — A wood-paneled office contains a desk with papers, a typewriter, and organization boards. Two women watch a…Diabolique (1955) movie still: wide — An exterior stone wall of a building is covered in a wooden lattice trellis. A young boy stands inside an open…Diabolique (1955) movie still: medium — A dimly lit bedroom with patterned wallpaper and an unmade bed featuring a headboard. A woman leans over a…Diabolique (1955) movie still: medium — An outdoor path bordered by a high stone wall and a grass verge. Two women in mid-twentieth-century attire…Diabolique (1955) movie still: medium — A wooden closet interior filled with hanging coats and rows of assorted neckties. An elderly man in a formal…Diabolique (1955) movie still: wide — A wet, paved country road is lined with a high stone wall and thick trees. A woman with an open black umbrella…
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Diabolique — official trailer

What is Diabolique about?

The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo -- his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. The women become increasingly unhinged by a series of odd occurrences after Delassalle's corpse mysteriously disappears.

Where can you watch Diabolique?

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What does the cinematography of Diabolique look like?

Across 65 sampled frames, medium shots dominate the coverage of Diabolique (60% of the sample). Cinematographer Armand Thirard keeps 52% of it in soft, low-key light. 69% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of Diabolique?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Diabolique (1955) are #030303, #8c8c8c, #2f2f2f, #6b6b6b, #cbcbcb, #4a4a4a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #030303
  • #8c8c8c
  • #2f2f2f
  • #6b6b6b
  • #cbcbcb
  • #4a4a4a

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