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Maniac (2012)

Directed by Franck Khalfoun · Cinematography by Maxime Alexandre

89 min47 frames

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Maniac (2012) movie still: closeup — A woman sits by a small urban pond with palm trees in the distance. She holds a piece of food and looks…Maniac (2012) movie still: fullbody — A German expressionist set with sharp, jagged painted backdrops and a minimalist bed. A man in black stands…Maniac (2012) movie still: closeup — The interior of a vehicle during the night is dark and dimly lit. A man is driving and looking ahead through…Maniac (2012) movie still: medium — A man stands behind a dark glass window at night. Reflection and focus blur partially obscure his face.Maniac (2012) movie still: medium — A city sidewalk with a bare tree and buildings in the background. A young blonde woman stands facing the camera…Maniac (2012) movie still: closeup — A public washroom featuring tan tile walls and a silver metal hand dryer. A man faces the camera directly while…Maniac (2012) movie still: medium — A dimly lit restaurant features deep red textured walls and dark wooden furniture. A man and a woman hold hands…Maniac (2012) movie still: closeup — A man stands in an indeterminate, dark interior space with minimal ambient lighting. He looks directly forward…Maniac (2012) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit interior space with a dark background frame surrounding a woman. An unknown person grabs the woman…Maniac (2012) movie still: wide — A dark room contains multiple video monitors showing the same man at night. Metal blinds across the foreground…Maniac (2012) movie still: establishing — A curved road tunnel features smooth arched walls illuminated by continuous fluorescent lighting strips.…Maniac (2012) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with dark wooden surfaces and shadows obscuring the surroundings. A dark-haired woman in a silk…Maniac (2012) movie still: medium — An empty urban street intersection at night with dim yellow lighting and dark buildings. A young woman in a…Maniac (2012) movie still: medium — A dark, shadowed underpass with a bright light source at the far end. A female figure runs toward the viewer…Maniac (2012) movie still: wide — A concrete overpass structure spans a wide area with large support pillars. A red passenger car is parked on the…Maniac (2012) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room provides a dark, textured background for an over-the-shoulder shot. A young woman with blonde…
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What is Maniac about?

As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

Maniac is a 2012 psychological slasher film directed by Franck Khalfoun, written by Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur, and starring Elijah Wood and Nora Arnezeder. It is a remake of the 1980 film of the same name, and follows the violent exploits of a brutal serial killer.

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What does the cinematography of Maniac look like?

Sampled across 47 frames, the coverage of Maniac leans on close-ups (40% of the sample) and medium shots (32%). Cinematographer Maxime Alexandre keeps 62% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 62% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 79% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Maniac?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Maniac (2012) are #2f3131, #51524e, #111212, #8f918a, #f0f1ee, #aeb0ad — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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