The Pit and The Pendulum (1991)
Directed by Stuart Gordon · Cinematography by Adolfo Bartoli
R97 min53 frames
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A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator.
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What is The Pit and The Pendulum about?
Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save her, Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, determines to punish Maria with torture for the desire she inflames in him. Loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story.
The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1991 American horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and based on the 1842 short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The film is an amalgamation of the aforementioned story with Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado", and it also appropriates the anecdote of "The Sword of Damocles", reassigning it to the character of Torquemada.
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Who stars in The Pit and The Pendulum?
Lance Henriksenas Torquemada
Stephen Leeas Gomez- William Norrisas Dr. Huesos
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What does the cinematography of The Pit and The Pendulum look like?
Sampled across 52 frames, the coverage of The Pit and The Pendulum leans on close-ups (38% of the sample) and medium shots (37%). Cinematographer Adolfo Bartoli keeps 73% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 73% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 77% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Pit and The Pendulum?
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