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Performance (1970)

Directed by Nicolas Roeg, Donald Cammell · Cinematography by Nicolas Roeg

R105 min58 frames

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Performance (1970) movie still: wide — A room with deep red walls is reflected upside down in a mirrored ceiling. Two people stand near ornate…Performance (1970) movie still: medium — A dimly lit, cramped room features dark wooden walls and a green cast. A man with a bandaged eye watches…Performance (1970) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit room contains two large vertical speakers flanking a central figure. A man in a brown…Performance (1970) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room features wood paneled walls with a small portrait taped up. A young woman with blonde…Performance (1970) movie still: medium — A dimly lit stairwell features a wall-mounted rotary telephone in a dark, confined corner. A man stands in…Performance (1970) movie still: fullbody — A flat painted background consists of a bright green wall and orange floor. A stylized bird-headed…Performance (1970) movie still: establishing — An aerial view shows an industrial river district with warehouses, storage tanks, and a bridge. The…Performance (1970) movie still: closeup — A man stands inside a glass telephone booth with a printed directory visible. He holds the receiver…Performance (1970) movie still: closeup — Inside a dark vehicle at night with soft light hitting the driver's face. A man sits behind the steering…Performance (1970) movie still: establishing — A vast, Victorian-style iron and glass railway terminal features multiple tracks and stationary…Performance (1970) movie still: wide — An interior space with deep red walls features scattered textiles and a central wooden armchair. A woman…Performance (1970) movie still: medium — A man sits on a bed inside a dark room with red patterned bedding. He holds a tray while facing the camera…Performance (1970) movie still: closeup — An elderly man is framed within a circular vignette against a dark, textured background. The subject…Performance (1970) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a dead housefly resting on a grained wooden surface. The fly is positioned centrally…Performance (1970) movie still: closeup — A man stands in the foreground with a woman positioned behind his right shoulder. The background is…Performance (1970) movie still: medium — A tiled bathroom features a black and white geometric wall pattern above the tub. A woman sits in the…
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Performance — official trailer

What is Performance about?

In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a 'performer,' a gangster with a talent for violence and intimidation. Turner is a reclusive rock superstar. When Chas and Turner meet, their worlds collide—and the impact is both exotic and explosive.

Performance is a 1970 British crime drama film directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg, written by Cammell and filmed by Roeg. The film stars James Fox as a violent and ambitious London gangster who, after killing an old friend, goes into hiding at the home of a reclusive rock star.

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Where can you watch Performance?

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What does the cinematography of Performance look like?

Across 58 sampled frames, Performance builds its coverage from close-ups (45% of the sample), with medium shots (33%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Nicolas Roeg keeps 66% of it in soft, low-key light. 66% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 72% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Performance?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Performance (1970) are #302f2c, #0a0a09, #4a372d, #261711, #d3d0ca, #4d4b47 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #0a0a09
  • #4a372d
  • #261711
  • #d3d0ca
  • #4d4b47

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