The Skin I Live In (2011)

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar · Cinematography by José Luis Alcaine

R120 min60 frames

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What is The Skin I Live In about?

A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.

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What does the cinematography of The Skin I Live In look like?

Sampled across 57 frames, the coverage of The Skin I Live In leans on medium shots (53% of the sample) and close-ups (32%). Cinematographer José Luis Alcaine keeps 37% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 42% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 74% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Skin I Live In?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Skin I Live In (2011) are #2e302f, #0f0f0e, #d3d2cd, #52514f, #adb0ac, #d4c4ab — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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