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The Brood (1979)

Directed by David Cronenberg · Cinematography by Mark Irwin

R92 min56 frames

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The Brood (1979) movie still: medium — A bright school classroom features child drawings displayed on beige walls above shelving units. A woman with…The Brood (1979) movie still: closeup — A close view of white-painted wooden staircase balusters in a residential interior. Two distinct red…The Brood (1979) movie still: medium — A green-walled room features a large bay window filled with various indoor potted plants. A young girl sits…The Brood (1979) movie still: wide — A dark, empty theatrical space features a red-carpeted rectangular platform under a single light. Two men sit…The Brood (1979) movie still: wide — A snowy rural road is flanked by bare trees and telephone poles under fog. Three children in colorful winter…The Brood (1979) movie still: wide — A red brick wall features a dark-trimmed wooden bay window on an exterior wall. A young blonde girl stands…The Brood (1979) movie still: medium — A white desk sits in front of a floor-to-ceiling window overlooking snowy woods. A young girl with long…The Brood (1979) movie still: closeup — A man in a pinstripe suit stands in a wood-paneled room. He has his eyes closed while a woman watches him…The Brood (1979) movie still: wide — A tan brick school building exterior features a blue double door and a basketball hoop. A lone young man stands…The Brood (1979) movie still: closeup — A speckled vinyl floor features a white tape outline shaped like a human body. The surface has a dull,…The Brood (1979) movie still: wide — A wooden staircase winds through a winter forest with patches of snow on the ground. A man in a trench coat…The Brood (1979) movie still: medium — A bathroom corner features dated floral wallpaper and a circular mirror with vanity items. A man in a wool…The Brood (1979) movie still: medium — An interior space is drenched in a saturated magenta light. A man looks directly toward the floor with a…The Brood (1979) movie still: medium — An attic space features slanted walls and a single bulb illuminating a bed. Two men stand looking toward a…The Brood (1979) movie still: closeup — A plain interior room with light-colored walls serves as the backdrop. A young girl with blonde hair and a…The Brood (1979) movie still: medium — A man in a martial arts gi sits in a dark, black-walled space. He faces another man whose back is turned to…
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The Brood — official trailer

What is The Brood about?

A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed by a brood of mutant children coincides with the husband's investigation.

Where can you watch The Brood?

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Who stars in The Brood?

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What does the cinematography of The Brood look like?

Sampled across 56 frames, the coverage of The Brood leans on medium shots (39% of the sample) and close-ups (38%). Cinematographer Mark Irwin keeps 48% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 48% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 73% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.

What is the color palette of The Brood?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Brood (1979) are #36312a, #120e0e, #aead8c, #2d2319, #524834, #d5cdb0 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #2d2319
  • #524834
  • #d5cdb0

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