The Church (1989)
Directed by Michele Soavi · Cinematography by Renato Tafuri
R102 min49 frames
Horror
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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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