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House By The Cemetery (1981)

Directed by Lucio Fulci · Cinematography by Sergio Salvati

86 min54 frames

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House By The Cemetery (1981) movie still: fullbody — A quiet room featuring dark wooden furniture and a light-colored wall. A young blonde boy…House By The Cemetery (1981) movie still: closeup — The frame shows a close-up of a person's eyes in darkness. Light reflects off the irises while…House By The Cemetery (1981) movie still: closeup — An indoor environment serves as the background for a child's portrait. The young girl stares…House By The Cemetery (1981) movie still: establishing — A quiet city intersection is lined with multi-story brownstone apartment buildings and…House By The Cemetery (1981) movie still: wide — A desolate dirt road cuts through a dense forest of leafless, overgrown trees. Two figures, a woman…House By The Cemetery (1981) movie still: closeup — A dark, empty space with no visible surroundings or environmental details. Two human-like eyes…House By The Cemetery (1981) movie still: establishing — A light grey wooden church with a tall steeple stands near a cemetery. Bare trees and…House By The Cemetery (1981) movie still: medium — A rustic interior with wooden walls and vintage kitchen equipment. A young woman washes a piece…House By The Cemetery (1981) movie still: establishing — A gothic-style house sits in a dark, empty field filled with old stone graves. The…House By The Cemetery (1981) movie still: wide — A clearing in a dense, deciduous forest features scattered weathered tombstones. A young blonde…House By The Cemetery (1981) movie still: medium — A city street corner shows two men standing in conversation outdoors. One man gestures with a…House By The Cemetery (1981) movie still: closeup — A woman's face is framed in a tight close-up against a dark textured background. She looks…House By The Cemetery (1981) movie still: medium — Two children stand holding hands in a space filled with stained glass panels. The vibrant…House By The Cemetery (1981) movie still: wide — A brightly lit sunroom features expansive stained glass windows with purple and green floral…House By The Cemetery (1981) movie still: medium — A dark, unfinished room with a wooden staircase in the background. A child is lying on the floor…House By The Cemetery (1981) movie still: closeup — The background shows a grid-patterned window with light greenery visible outside the glass. A…
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What is House By The Cemetery about?

After a doctor kills his mistress and himself while researching the mysterious previous owner of his Boston home, his colleague, Dr. Norman Boyle, takes over his studies and moves his family into the Boston mansion. Soon after, Boyle's young son Bob becomes plagued by visions of a young girl, who warns him of the danger within the house.

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What does the cinematography of House By The Cemetery look like?

Sampled across 54 frames, the coverage of House By The Cemetery leans on close-ups (39% of the sample) and medium shots (33%). Cinematographer Sergio Salvati keeps 44% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 43% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 72% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of House By The Cemetery?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of House By The Cemetery (1981) are #332d2c, #120f0f, #534e4a, #d3d0cc, #abadae, #928f8c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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