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Head Against The Wall (1959)

Directed by Georges Franju · Cinematography by Eugen Schüfftan

95 min61 frames

Drama

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Head Against The Wall (1959) movie still: medium — A man and woman stand in a light-filled room with large grid-paned windows. The two figures…Head Against The Wall (1959) movie still: medium — An interior retail space features a large glass display case filled with ceramic sculptures. Two…Head Against The Wall (1959) movie still: medium — A sprawling graveyard filled with rows of uniform small crosses and plants. Two men stand behind…Head Against The Wall (1959) movie still: medium — Two men stand behind a wire mesh fence in an outdoor bird enclosure. White doves are perched on…Head Against The Wall (1959) movie still: wide — A vast, open countryside landscape under a heavy, overcast cloudy sky. A solitary person rides a…Head Against The Wall (1959) movie still: medium — An outdoor prison yard featuring a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire. A young woman with…Head Against The Wall (1959) movie still: closeup — An interior space with a window partially visible in the background. A middle-aged man in…Head Against The Wall (1959) movie still: medium — Two men stand facing each other in a dimly lit, smoky room. A blurred audience is visible sitting…Head Against The Wall (1959) movie still: establishing — A stone wall stands in the background behind a row of dark trees. A small wagon sits on a…Head Against The Wall (1959) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains Victorian decor including framed art and a profile medallion. A man in…Head Against The Wall (1959) movie still: closeup — A dark interior staircase features vertical metal bars crossing the foreground of the frame. A…Head Against The Wall (1959) movie still: establishing — A nocturnal city intersection features illuminated neon storefront signs and several parked…Head Against The Wall (1959) movie still: medium — A dark dining room with patterned wallpaper features a woman seated at a table. She sits opposite…Head Against The Wall (1959) movie still: medium — A dark outdoor space at night with dense foliage visible behind three men. The men stand…Head Against The Wall (1959) movie still: wide — An open wooden barn structure with a dirt floor stands under a cloudy sky. A simple wooden cart…Head Against The Wall (1959) movie still: closeup — A crowded auditorium filled with blurred, out-of-focus figures seated in rows. A young woman in…
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Head Against The Wall — official trailer

What is Head Against The Wall about?

An aimless young man is committed to a psychiatric hospital by his father in an attempt to cure him of his delinquent tendencies.

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What does the cinematography of Head Against The Wall look like?

Across 60 sampled frames, Head Against The Wall builds its coverage from medium shots (53% of the sample), with wide compositions (18%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Eugen Schüfftan keeps 43% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 40% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 55% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Head Against The Wall?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Head Against The Wall (1959) are #040404, #2e2e2e, #6d6d6d, #8d8d8d, #cacaca, #494949 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #040404
  • #2e2e2e
  • #6d6d6d
  • #8d8d8d
  • #cacaca
  • #494949

See the full Head Against The Wall colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

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