Opera (1987)
Directed by Dario Argento · Cinematography by Ronnie Taylor
R107 min54 frames
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What is Opera about?
A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
Opera is a 1987 Italian giallo film co-written, produced, and directed by Dario Argento. It stars Cristina Marsillach, Urbano Barberini, Daria Nicolodi, and Ian Charleson. The film's plot focuses on a young soprano (Marsillach) who becomes involved in a series of murders being committed inside an opera house by a masked assailant. The film features music composed and performed by Brian Eno, Claudio Simonetti, and Bill Wyman, and extensive excerpts from Giuseppe Verdi's Macbeth.
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What does the cinematography of Opera look like?
Sampled across 54 frames, the coverage of Opera leans on medium shots (39% of the sample) and close-ups (26%). Cinematographer Ronnie Taylor keeps 67% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 69% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 63% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Opera?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Opera (1987) are #2e302d, #0c0e0e, #52524d, #d5d5d2, #27221a, #918970 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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