The Forbidden Room (2015)
Directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson · Cinematography by Benjamin Kasulke, Stéphanie Weber Biron
130 min61 frames
Comedy
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The Forbidden Room — official trailer
What is The Forbidden Room about?
A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon, and a battalion of child soldiers all get more than they bargained for as they wend their way toward progressive ideas on life and love.
The Forbidden Room is a 2015 Canadian experimental fantasy drama film co-directed by Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson, and written by Maddin, Johnson, and Robert Kotyk. The film stars Roy Dupuis, Clara Furey, Louis Negin, Jacques Nolot, Charlotte Rampling, Udo Kier, Gregory Hlady, Sparks, Karine Vanasse, Adele Haenel, Mathieu Amalric, Maria de Medeiros and Geraldine Chaplin.
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Who stars in The Forbidden Room?
Who made The Forbidden Room?
Guy MaddinDirector
Benjamin KasulkeCinematography
Stéphanie Weber BironCinematography
David ChristensenProducer
François-Pierre ClavelProducer- Phoebe GreenbergProducer
What does the cinematography of The Forbidden Room look like?
Across 61 sampled frames, The Forbidden Room builds its coverage from medium shots (39% of the sample), with close-ups (36%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Benjamin Kasulke keeps 51% of it in low-key light. 72% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 69% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Forbidden Room?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Forbidden Room (2015) are #090606, #2b0e09, #8b0405, #4c332a, #f8f6f7, #342e2a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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