The Entity (1982)
Directed by Sidney J. Furie · Cinematography by Stephen H. Burum
R125 min62 frames
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A single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.
The Entity is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Sidney J. Furie, and starring Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver, David Labiosa, Maggie Blye, Jacqueline Brookes, and Alex Rocco. The film follows a single mother in Los Angeles who is raped and tormented by an invisible poltergeist-like entity in her home. It was adapted for the screen by Frank De Felitta from his 1978 novel of the same name, which was based on the 1974 case of Doris Bither, a woman who claimed to have been repeatedly sexually assaulted by an invisible assailant. Bither's case was documented by doctoral students in the now-defunct parapsychology department at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Across 62 sampled frames, The Entity builds its coverage from medium shots (53% of the sample), with close-ups (27%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Stephen H. Burum keeps 66% of it in soft, low-key light. 68% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 81% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1980s.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Entity (1982) are #312e2d, #111010, #261513, #463833, #54504c, #d7d4cd — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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