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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 (2015) movie still: establishing — The ocean surface stretches across the frame at night under a bright moonlight source. Dark,…The Forbidden Room (2015) movie still: closeup — A dark, purple-tinted night scene outdoors with visible light particles in the air. A man in…The Forbidden Room (2015) movie still: medium — A dark, smoke-filled area with glowing yellow fire illuminating silhouettes of people. A firefighter…The Forbidden Room (2015) movie still: medium — An abstract dark frame features a man visible in silhouette-like lighting on the left. White text on…The Forbidden Room (2015) movie still: medium — A dark, cramped military cabin interior features pipes, wooden wall panels, and dim red lighting. A…The Forbidden Room (2015) movie still: medium — An interior space features a man visible through a series of vertical iron bars. A translucent,…The Forbidden Room (2015) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a man sitting at a dark table before a window. Outside the window is a…The Forbidden Room (2015) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit interior features a man standing before elaborate carved plaster wall molding. He keeps…The Forbidden Room (2015) movie still: closeup — An older man stands in a dark environment illuminated by bright blue neon light. He looks downward…The Forbidden Room (2015) movie still: medium — A dark bathroom is washed in blue light with a deep tub centrally located. A man leans over the tub…The Forbidden Room (2015) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a person wearing a white veil over their head. The person stares forward through…The Forbidden Room (2015) movie still: closeup — A dark, textured newspaper page from December 1865 features a portrait of a man. The headline above…The Forbidden Room (2015) movie still: wide — A dark windmill silhouette sits atop a grassy hill against a vibrant orange sky. Dense orange and…The Forbidden Room (2015) movie still: closeup — A dark, minimally lit space surrounds two individuals in close proximity. A man's hand rests on a…The Forbidden Room (2015) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit space features a woman in extreme close-up. She looks to the side while shadows obscure…The Forbidden Room (2015) movie still: closeup — A dark cave interior is bathed in an intense and saturated red light. An older man with grey hair…
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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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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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