Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973)

Directed by Bo Arne Vibenius · Cinematography by Andreas Bellis

R104 min48 frames

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The movie that has no limits of evil!

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What is Thriller: A Cruel Picture about?

Madeleine, rendered mute after being sexually assaulted as a youth, accepts a lift from a wealthy and sadistic pimp who soon enslaves her into his prostitution racket. Despite her limited means, Madeleine embarks on a bloody road to revenge against her captors.

Thriller – A Cruel Picture is a 1973 Swedish rape-and-revenge exploitation film written and directed by Bo Arne Vibenius under the pseudonym Alex Fridolinski, and starring Christina Lindberg and Heinz Hopf. It tells the story of a mute young woman who is forced into heroin addiction and prostitution, and her subsequent revenge on the people responsible.

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What does the cinematography of Thriller: A Cruel Picture look like?

Across 48 sampled frames, Thriller: A Cruel Picture builds its coverage from medium shots (40% of the sample), with close-ups (27%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Andreas Bellis keeps 54% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Focus stays shallow in 63% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.

What is the color palette of Thriller: A Cruel Picture?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973) are #332f2b, #151110, #4f4d38, #f7f6f4, #d5d4cc, #55504c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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