The Night Porter (1974)

Directed by Liliana Cavani · Cinematography by Alfio Contini

R118 min48 frames

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What is The Night Porter about?

A concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them.

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What does the cinematography of The Night Porter look like?

Sampled across 48 frames, the coverage of The Night Porter leans on medium shots (40% of the sample) and wide compositions (25%). Cinematographer Alfio Contini keeps 52% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 63% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 67% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Night Porter?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Night Porter (1974) are #30302c, #121210, #50524e, #d5d4cc, #cfc6b3, #92958e — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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