Turkish Delight (1973)
Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Cinematography by Jan de Bont
R108 min52 frames
DramaRomance
A real love story.
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Turkish Delight — official trailer
What is Turkish Delight about?
Gifted but hot-headed sculptor Eric has a stormy, erotic, and star-crossed romance with a beautiful young woman named Olga.
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What does the cinematography of Turkish Delight look like?
Sampled across 52 frames, the coverage of Turkish Delight leans on close-ups (31% of the sample) and medium shots (31%). Cinematographer Jan de Bont keeps 42% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 42% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 60% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.
What is the color palette of Turkish Delight?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Turkish Delight (1973) are #2e2c2b, #534f4d, #28170f, #a98c72, #f1efeb, #d1d1ca — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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