Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989)
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar · Cinematography by José Luis Alcaine
NC-17101 min54 frames
ComedyRomanceDrama
A love story... with strings attached!
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What is Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! about?
After being released from a mental hospital, a troubled young man tracks down an actress he once had sex with and forces her into captivity, determined to make her part of his life.
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What does the cinematography of Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! look like?
Across 54 sampled frames, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! builds its coverage from medium shots (59% of the sample), with close-ups (17%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer José Luis Alcaine keeps 48% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Focus stays shallow in 56% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1990s.
What is the color palette of Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989) are #302e2b, #d5d2cc, #0e0e0d, #4f524c, #f5f4f1, #4f3a33 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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