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Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

Directed by Renny Harlin · Cinematography by Vittorio Storaro

R114 min207 frames

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Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) movie still: medium — A dark stone crypt contains a central altar flanked by carved religious statues. A handheld…Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) movie still: medium — A dimly lit interior market stall features stacked baskets and cages with live poultry. A…Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with muted neutral walls. A man reaches toward the face of a woman.Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit indoor space features a dark wall with ornate carved wood patterns. A man stands…Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) movie still: medium — Five men stand in an indoor space and peer down directly into the lens. They are dressed in a…Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) movie still: medium — A snowy outdoor gathering features a German officer confronting a group of local civilians.…Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) movie still: medium — A wood-paneled office features a large wall map and a cluttered wooden desk. A man in uniform…Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) movie still: fullbody — A dark, unfinished room features dirt floors and rough, weathered walls in the shadows. A…Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) movie still: closeup — A dark interior room features a window with frosted glass letting in dim light. A man holds a…Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) movie still: closeup — Wet cobblestone ground is illuminated by bright flames from the right side. Several pairs of…Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) movie still: wide — A dry, mountainous landscape contains a partially buried stone rotunda at an excavation site.…Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) movie still: wide — A nighttime graveyard features multiple wooden grave markers scattered across a dirt landscape. A…Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) movie still: closeup — A dark rocky cave interior features damp, uneven stone walls illuminated by a lantern. An…Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) movie still: closeup — An interior bedroom space with a ceiling fan faintly visible in the background. A man and a…Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) movie still: medium — A dark room with a window showing frosted glass against a black night exterior. A person stands…Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) movie still: closeup — An outdoor field provides the background under an overcast, featureless sky. A middle-aged man…
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What is Exorcist: The Beginning about?

Years before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil’s soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa.

Exorcist: The Beginning is a 2004 American supernatural horror film serving as a prequel to The Exorcist (1973), and the fourth installment in The Exorcist film series. Directed by Renny Harlin, the film stars Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco and James D'Arcy. The film follows Father Lankester Merrin, whose faith has been renounced after his experiences in World War II, as he works as an archeologist and discovers dark occurrences while excavating in Kenya.

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What does the cinematography of Exorcist: The Beginning look like?

Across 200 sampled frames, Exorcist: The Beginning builds its coverage from medium shots (43% of the sample), with close-ups (25%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro keeps 60% of it in soft, low-key light. 59% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 71% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) are #31302b, #515049, #161514, #908a74, #d1caaf, #4f4839 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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