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The Church (1989)

Directed by Michele Soavi · Cinematography by Renato Tafuri

R102 min49 frames

Horror

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The Church (1989) movie still: wide — A dark rocky landscape contains a rectangular hole in the ground glowing with intense light. A man kneels at…The Church (1989) movie still: establishing — A spacious gothic cathedral nave features towering stone pillars and rows of wooden pews. Dimly lit…The Church (1989) movie still: closeup — A dark, uneven rock aperture frames a young girl looking out into the light. She is centered in the frame,…The Church (1989) movie still: closeup — An outdoor natural setting with blurred green foliage in the background. A young woman with messy hair…The Church (1989) movie still: fullbody — A stone paved plaza sits in front of a large gothic arched entranceway. A photographer and his assistant…The Church (1989) movie still: closeup — A white cross floats on the surface of dark, rippling deep blue water. The water texture creates subtle…The Church (1989) movie still: fullbody — A stone cathedral nave features large columns and a central altar. A priest in a black cassock stands…The Church (1989) movie still: closeup — A metallic cylindrical object rests on a piece of torn, weathered, printed parchment. A hand is positioned…The Church (1989) movie still: closeup — A mural painting depicts various demonic entities and humans in an intricate, crowded composition. The…The Church (1989) movie still: closeup — A woman stands in a dark room illuminated primarily by nearby candlelight. She holds her face with both…The Church (1989) movie still: closeup — A close-up shot of a young woman with voluminous hair in a dark space. The subject gazes ahead while bathed…The Church (1989) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit interior space with shadows obscuring most of the frame. A person's eye and partial face are…The Church (1989) movie still: medium — A bronze sculpture of a king with a halo stands in a public park. The figure holds a double-barred cross…The Church (1989) movie still: closeup — A man in a dress shirt sits indoors at night in front of a window. He looks directly at the camera while…The Church (1989) movie still: wide — The interior of a dimly lit church features tall stone pillars and a central door. A woman in a large white…The Church (1989) movie still: medium — A woman in a white bathrobe stands facing a mirror in a dimly lit area. Beside her, a man in a white dress…
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What is The Church about?

In a Gothic cathedral built on the mass grave of a Teutonic purge, an ancient discovery by the new librarian will release an unholy maelstrom of madness, violence, and demonic vengeance.

The Church is a 1989 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Michele Soavi, from a screenplay co-written with Dario Argento and Franco Ferrini, and produced by Argento with Mario and Vittorio Cecchi Gori. It stars Hugh Quarshie, Tomas Arana, Barbara Cupisti, Asia Argento, Feodor Chaliapin, Jr. and Giovanni Lombardo Radice.

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What does the cinematography of The Church look like?

Sampled across 48 frames, the coverage of The Church leans on close-ups (42% of the sample) and medium shots (23%). Cinematographer Renato Tafuri keeps 52% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 65% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 67% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Church?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Church (1989) are #2f2d2d, #4f4f4d, #151314, #d3d2d2, #77716b, #948d8b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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