Haute Tension (2003)
Directed by Alexandre Aja · Cinematography by Maxime Alexandre
R91 min41 frames
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Hearts will bleed.
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What is Haute Tension about?
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.
High Tension is a 2003 French slasher film directed by Alexandre Aja, co-written with Grégory Levasseur, and starring Cécile de France and Maïwenn. The plot focuses on a young student who travels with her classmate to visit her family at their secluded farmhouse, where a murderer breaks in on the night of their arrival.
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What does the cinematography of Haute Tension look like?
Across 41 sampled frames, Haute Tension builds its coverage from medium shots (39% of the sample), with close-ups (29%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Maxime Alexandre keeps 76% of it in soft, low-key light. 78% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 66% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Haute Tension?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Haute Tension (2003) are #0a0f0e, #2f352d, #112b2b, #f4f5f3, #4c544d, #4b4c39 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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