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The New York Ripper (1982)

Directed by Lucio Fulci · Cinematography by Luigi Kuveiller

85 min56 frames

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Slashing up women was his pleasure.

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The New York Ripper (1982) movie still: medium — A dark, green-walled room centered around an oval mirror on a wooden vanity table. A woman with…The New York Ripper (1982) movie still: medium — Two men sit inside a vehicle at night on a city street. The windshield shows out-of-focus city…The New York Ripper (1982) movie still: wide — A metal ferry deck with dark shadows looks out toward a distant urban skyline. A person walks forward…The New York Ripper (1982) movie still: closeup — A close-up shot of an eye resting against a clean white pillow surface. The subject is lying down…The New York Ripper (1982) movie still: closeup — A view through a circular door peephole showing a person in a darkened room. A woman lies in a bed…The New York Ripper (1982) movie still: wide — A medical isolation room contains a transparent plastic tent covering a child's hospital bed. A nurse…The New York Ripper (1982) movie still: wide — A dark, narrow staircase with exposed stone walls leads up to a bright doorway. A woman stands in the…The New York Ripper (1982) movie still: closeup — A woman stares into a mirror in a dark, green-lit environment with floral curtains. She holds a…The New York Ripper (1982) movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows a black portable two-way radio with white control lettering. The background…The New York Ripper (1982) movie still: medium — A man drives a car through an urban street during the daytime. The car interior is visible with the…The New York Ripper (1982) movie still: wide — A dark city street is lined with multi-story brick buildings during the blue hour. Several police…The New York Ripper (1982) movie still: wide — A bustling 1980s urban street at night is illuminated by bright movie theater marquees. Pedestrians…The New York Ripper (1982) movie still: medium — A study filled with shelves of ring binders and a framed print on the wall. A man sits at his desk…The New York Ripper (1982) movie still: closeup — A close-up of a blonde woman lying on a dark blue surface. A gloved hand holds a razor blade…The New York Ripper (1982) movie still: establishing — A dense urban street with apartment blocks and parked cars under an overcast sky. An…The New York Ripper (1982) movie still: medium — An interior view of a worn 1980s subway car with graffiti-covered walls and plastic seats. A young…
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What is The New York Ripper about?

A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.

The New York Ripper is a 1982 Italian giallo slasher film directed by Lucio Fulci, who co-wrote the screenplay with Gianfranco Clerici, Vincenzo Mannino, and Dardano Sacchetti. The film is about a police lieutenant who is tracking a sadistic serial killer who slashes women with a switchblade and straight-razors across New York City.

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What does the cinematography of The New York Ripper look like?

Across 56 sampled frames, The New York Ripper builds its coverage from close-ups (32% of the sample), with wide compositions (30%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Luigi Kuveiller keeps 45% of it in soft, low-key light. 50% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 61% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The New York Ripper?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The New York Ripper (1982) are #302e2d, #d0d1cf, #0e0c0a, #514e4c, #abadab, #28110f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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