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Simon Killer

Directed by Antonio Campos · Cinematography by Joe Anderson

106 min58 frames

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Simon Killer movie still: establishing — A wide aerial view shows the sprawling cityscape of Paris during the blue hour. A distant ferris wheel and…Simon Killer movie still: closeup — A dark fabric with a metallic fox pin rests against a polished wooden curve. The background features a ribbed or…Simon Killer movie still: medium — A clean white kitchen features a white refrigerator and a cream colored toaster. A man in a dark hoodie stands…Simon Killer movie still: closeup — A man stands outdoors near a body of water at night near city lights. The man gazes into the distance as…Simon Killer movie still: medium — A dimly lit hotel room features a dark blue wall and an orange headboard. A young man and a woman sit…Simon Killer movie still: closeup — A dimly lit wooden structure with slats creating a textured background. A man is shirtless and captured in a…Simon Killer movie still: medium — A dimly lit bedroom features a bamboo wall covering behind a bed. A couple sleeps intertwined under white linens…Simon Killer movie still: establishing — An urban rooftop landscape is blanketed in light snow during a grey, overcast day. Brick chimneys and…Simon Killer movie still: closeup — A man stands in a shower viewed through a textured, translucent plastic curtain. Water droplets are visible on…Simon Killer movie still: closeup — A passenger train car interior with window light highlighting the passengers. A young woman with wavy hair looks…Simon Killer movie still: medium — A dark space features a person sitting on a bed facing a wall. The individual looks at the glowing screen of a…Simon Killer movie still: medium — A dark, narrow urban walkway at night with blurred orange neon lights in distance. A young man seen from behind…Simon Killer movie still: wide — A city street at night features traffic signals glowing green and red above pavement. Four people walk together…Simon Killer movie still: medium — A man sits inside the darkened interior of a vehicle at night. He stares through the window at the passing…Simon Killer movie still: medium — A dimly lit wooden booth inside a bar or restaurant with warm tones. A man and woman sit opposite each other in a…Simon Killer movie still: closeup — A glass floor pane looks down upon a dense grid of urban Parisian buildings. The lower legs of a person wearing…
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What is Simon Killer about?

A recent college graduate flees to Paris after a break-up, where his involvement with a prostitute begins to reveal a potentially dark recent past.

Simon Killer is a 2012 film directed by Antonio Campos with a screenplay by Campos from a story by Campos, Brady Corbet and Mati Diop. The film revolves around a young American man named Simon who is visiting Paris and his relationship with a Middle Eastern prostitute and a French woman he meets on the metro. It is a character study centering on Simon's sociopathic tendencies and their effects on the people that come into his life.

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Where can you watch Simon Killer?

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What does the cinematography of Simon Killer look like?

Across 57 sampled frames, Simon Killer builds its coverage from medium shots (65% of the sample), with close-ups (19%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Joe Anderson keeps 47% of it in soft, low-key light. 60% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 84% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Simon Killer?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Simon Killer are #302d2d, #161414, #524e4c, #8d8f8e, #261814, #b3b3b3 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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