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Tenement (1985)

Directed by Roberta Findlay · Cinematography by Roberta Findlay

X94 min51 frames

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A bloodbath in the Bronx!

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Tenement (1985) movie still: closeup — A dated interior space with visible peeling wallpaper on the ceiling. A woman gazes upward while grasping a…Tenement (1985) movie still: medium — A table is covered with a patterned lace cloth and set with food. A person wearing an apron reaches both hands…Tenement (1985) movie still: medium — A domestic space with a wooden ledge or table in the foreground. A young child pours liquid from a metal pot…Tenement (1985) movie still: closeup — A small, plain room with off-white walls and a narrow storage shelf above. A man close to the lens stares…Tenement (1985) movie still: closeup — A close-up of a woman stands next to a white wooden door with metallic locks. The door has visible cracks and…Tenement (1985) movie still: establishing — A vast, uneven plot of land covered in concrete chunks and demolition debris. An industrial building…Tenement (1985) movie still: medium — A basement with unfinished stone walls features a mattress and a white toilet. A woman wearing a black leather…Tenement (1985) movie still: closeup — A cramped and dim corridor with off-white walls and visible vertical piping. A man wearing a black bandana…Tenement (1985) movie still: medium — A man stands outdoors behind a decorative black wrought iron fence under an overcast sky. He holds a folded…Tenement (1985) movie still: medium — A woman stands in a partially opened doorway of a room with yellow walls. She looks toward the side while…Tenement (1985) movie still: closeup — A close view of a person's muscular arm inside a nondescript room. A hypodermic needle penetrates the skin of…Tenement (1985) movie still: medium — A light-colored hotel room features a bed with white sheets and pillows. A man with dark hair sleeps on his…Tenement (1985) movie still: closeup — A small round table draped in a white lace cloth holds framed photographs and candles. A hand wearing a black…Tenement (1985) movie still: medium — A dimly lit narrow hallway with yellow plaster walls showing signs of age. A woman in a robe stands behind an…Tenement (1985) movie still: medium — A room with brown walls and a floral patterned curtain covering a doorway. An elderly man in sunglasses sits…Tenement (1985) movie still: medium — A stairwell with beige walls featuring patchy paint and a dark wooden banister. A man in a tan shirt gestures…
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What is Tenement about?

A drug-dealing band of violent street thugs terrorize the tenants of a South Bronx apartment building.

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What does the cinematography of Tenement look like?

Across 51 sampled frames, Tenement builds its coverage from medium shots (49% of the sample), with close-ups (39%) carrying much of the rest. Low angles recur throughout. Cinematographer Roberta Findlay keeps 61% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 86% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1980s.

What is the color palette of Tenement?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Tenement (1985) are #352f2a, #d2d1d0, #d4c5b0, #574e49, #b09173, #e9e8e7 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #352f2a
  • #d2d1d0
  • #d4c5b0
  • #574e49
  • #b09173
  • #e9e8e7

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