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Rigor Mortis (2013)

Directed by Juno Mak · Cinematography by Ng Man-Ching

103 min48 frames

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Rigor Mortis (2013) movie still: medium — A dimly lit narrow residential building hallway with a caged window at the end. A woman in a floral shirt…Rigor Mortis (2013) movie still: closeup — An interior space is entirely flooded with a harsh, deep red lighting scheme. An East Asian man with…Rigor Mortis (2013) movie still: wide — A desolate concrete courtyard of a multi-story apartment building features stained walls and weathered…Rigor Mortis (2013) movie still: wide — An abandoned basement with concrete walls covered in faded, scratched-in chalk drawings. A man crouches near…Rigor Mortis (2013) movie still: wide — A dark, tiled room features a recessed basin filled with dirt and debris. A person kneels by the basin,…Rigor Mortis (2013) movie still: medium — An east Asian man sits before a closed metal security door at night. He holds a cigarette in his…Rigor Mortis (2013) movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows a pile of strawberries decaying with visible white mold. The fruit skins are…Rigor Mortis (2013) movie still: closeup — A close up of a paper medical toe tag attached to a human foot. Two blurred figures in scrubs stand in…Rigor Mortis (2013) movie still: establishing — A dark, multi-level apartment complex features a central tiled courtyard with weathered concrete…Rigor Mortis (2013) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a face illuminated by a deep red light source. A thin trail of smoke drifts from the…Rigor Mortis (2013) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a white wall with a large, jagged patch of exposed brick. A woman stands with…Rigor Mortis (2013) movie still: wide — A nighttime open-air food stall features stacks of canned goods and heavy burlap sacks. A cook in a white…Rigor Mortis (2013) movie still: fullbody — A dimly lit room with peeling paint features a man suspended by a ceiling fan. Dense particles of dust…Rigor Mortis (2013) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with candles and picture frames visible on a sideboard. A woman with white eyes looks…Rigor Mortis (2013) movie still: wide — A sparsely furnished room with concrete floors, bare walls, and boarded-up windows. A man, a young boy, and…Rigor Mortis (2013) movie still: wide — A dark outdoor alleyway features a weathered wall and a locked metal security gate. A man lunges mid-air…
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What is Rigor Mortis about?

When a former actor moves into an apartment building with the intention of commiting suicide, he is saved by a Taoist priest who used to specialize in hunting Chinese hopping vampires: or Jiāngshī. Elsewhere in the building, a woman turns to a specialist in black magic to bring her husband back to life.

Rigor Mortis is a 2013 Hong Kong action horror film directed by Juno Mak and produced by Takashi Shimizu. The film is a tribute to the Mr. Vampire film series. Many of the former cast are featured in this film: Chin Siu-ho, Anthony Chan, Billy Lau and Richard Ng. Additionally, Chung Fat, who starred in Encounters of the Spooky Kind, is also featured.

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What does the cinematography of Rigor Mortis look like?

Sampled across 48 frames, the coverage of Rigor Mortis leans on medium shots (27% of the sample) and close-ups (27%). Cinematographer Ng Man-Ching keeps 73% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 56% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Rigor Mortis?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Rigor Mortis (2013) are #2d2f2f, #4c4e4e, #8c8e8d, #121111, #adafab, #d0cecc — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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