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The Headless Woman (2008)

Directed by Lucrecia Martel · Cinematography by Bárbara Álvarez

87 min32 frames

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The Headless Woman — official trailer

What is The Headless Woman about?

After running into something with her car, Vero experiences a particular psychological state. She realizes she might have killed someone.

The Headless Woman is a 2008 Argentine psychological drama art film written and directed by Lucrecia Martel. It competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, and opened nationwide on August 21, 2008.

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Where can you watch The Headless Woman?

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What does the cinematography of The Headless Woman look like?

Sampled across 31 frames, the coverage of The Headless Woman leans on medium shots and wide compositions. Cinematographer Bárbara Álvarez keeps most of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — most of the frames play in daylight. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in most of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Headless Woman?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Headless Woman (2008) are #31302d, #4e4e48, #131212, #b1a790, #d7d5cb, #8e8a75 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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