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Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017)

Directed by Erin Lee Carr · Cinematography by Bryan Sarkinen

TV-MA82 min45 frames

CrimeDocumentary

In this family, every illness was a lie - except the mother's.

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Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) movie still: medium — A wood-paneled room contains wooden furniture and American flags behind a raised judge bench. An…Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) movie still: wide — A spare, windowless room contains a red sofa, a single chair, and a table. A man in a blue shirt…Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) movie still: medium — A sterile room features a woman seated between two men in professional suits. The individuals…Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) movie still: closeup — An indoor interview space features a solid purple background wall behind the subject. A woman…Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) movie still: medium — A man navigates a camouflaged boat through a marshy waterway covered in lily pads. He sits in…Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) movie still: medium — A residential room features blue walls, tiled floors, and various framed family photographs…Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) movie still: medium — The interior of a modern Ford truck during a light rainstorm. A man wearing a camo visor and…Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) movie still: closeup — A person lies on a white pillow in a bed with a blanket. A black cat rests its head beside the…Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) movie still: medium — A television broadcast screen displays a mugshot of a man with overlayed text graphics. The…Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) movie still: wide — A blue suburban house with a white porch railing features a lighthouse yard ornament nearby. A man…Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) movie still: closeup — A dark interview space with an out-of-focus background. A young woman in a prison uniform looks…Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) movie still: wide — A wood-paneled courtroom features a judge at the bench and legal staff at tables. Two men in suits…Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) movie still: medium — A dining area contains a wooden table scattered with several rectangular photographs. A man…Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) movie still: medium — A hospital bed with white sheets holds a child wearing a medical oxygen mask. A Minnie Mouse…Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) movie still: closeup — A dark indoor space serves as the background for a portrait. A man in a dark beanie and shirt…Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) movie still: medium — A woman stands in a cemetery beside a white stone burial vault. She stands next to the tomb,…
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Mommy Dead and Dearest — official trailer

What is Mommy Dead and Dearest about?

Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to be a living nightmare.

Where can you watch Mommy Dead and Dearest?

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What does the cinematography of Mommy Dead and Dearest look like?

Across 45 sampled frames, Mommy Dead and Dearest builds its coverage from medium shots (51% of the sample), with close-ups (27%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Bryan Sarkinen keeps 53% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Focus stays shallow in 71% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Mommy Dead and Dearest?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017) are #f5f6f5, #33312e, #d3d2cf, #535150, #090807, #ccb294 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #535150
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