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Naked Lunch (1991)

Directed by David Cronenberg · Cinematography by Peter Suschitzky

R115 min45 frames

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Exterminate all rational thought.

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Naked Lunch (1991) movie still: closeup — A man sits at a desk in a dark, dimly lit room. He stares forward with his hands resting on the surface.Naked Lunch (1991) movie still: closeup — An interior space with a deep red wall and cluttered shelves in the background. A man in his sixties looks…Naked Lunch (1991) movie still: closeup — A man's face fills the frame, with his glasses reflecting an off-screen light. The man stares directly…Naked Lunch (1991) movie still: closeup — A man in a 1940s-style suit sits in an indoor setting. He has his eyes closed and is looking down at…Naked Lunch (1991) movie still: medium — A dimly lit interior space with arched architectural elements visible in the background. A man in a light…Naked Lunch (1991) movie still: closeup — A man stands inside a building with large decorative geometric lattice window grilles. He looks downwards…Naked Lunch (1991) movie still: closeup — A man in a blazer stands before a wood-paneled wall inside a public house. He stares directly into the…Naked Lunch (1991) movie still: medium — A dimly lit interior space with muted green walls showing worn surfaces. A man in a brown fedora leans…Naked Lunch (1991) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room features dark wallpaper with a repeating floral pattern. A man in formal attire stands in…Naked Lunch (1991) movie still: closeup — A modest domestic interior features floral-patterned wallpaper and an aged wooden rocking chair nearby. A…Naked Lunch (1991) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with textured yellow walls and dark wooden furniture. A young woman sits in a patterned…Naked Lunch (1991) movie still: medium — A dimly lit interior with reddish walls and a vintage diner aesthetic. A man with dark styled hair sits…Naked Lunch (1991) movie still: medium — A 1940s study features a desk, typewriter, and open arched doorway leading to a balcony. A man leans back…Naked Lunch (1991) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains a wooden desk with a large insect-shaped typewriter. A man sits facing the desk,…Naked Lunch (1991) movie still: closeup — The interior of a vintage automobile with a view through the window. A man wearing a flat cap looks…Naked Lunch (1991) movie still: closeup — A man in a brown suit occupies a dim room with green wall paint. He looks directly at the camera with a…
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Naked Lunch — official trailer

What is Naked Lunch about?

Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. After meeting the devilish Dr. Benway, Bill gets a drug made from a centipede. Upon indulging, he accidentally kills Joan, takes orders from his typewriter-turned-cockroach, ends up in a constantly mutating Mediterranean city and learns that his hip friends have published his work -- which he doesn't remember writing.

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What does the cinematography of Naked Lunch look like?

Sampled across 45 frames, the coverage of Naked Lunch leans on close-ups (51% of the sample) and medium shots (42%). Cinematographer Peter Suschitzky keeps 51% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 44% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 82% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Naked Lunch?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Naked Lunch (1991) are #363028, #4e362c, #d2c9b1, #555248, #281813, #cfaf92 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #d2c9b1
  • #555248
  • #281813
  • #cfaf92

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