Waiting for the Hearse (1985)

Stills, screencaps & shots from Waiting for the Hearse

16 of 137 frames — the full set is searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, color and mood with a free account.

What is Waiting for the Hearse about?

Mama Cora, who is almost eighty years old, has three sons and a daughter. She lives with one of them, who has serious financial problems. The family meets one day to celebrate an anniversary meal, and that is when the problem arises: which of them will take care of her?

Who stars in Waiting for the Hearse?

• Luis Brandonias Antonio
• China Zorrillaas Elvira
• Antonio Gasallaas Mamá Cora

Who made Waiting for the Hearse?

• Alejandro DoriaDirector
• Juan Carlos LenardiCinematography
• DDiana FreyProducer
• FFernando WajsProducer

What does the cinematography of Waiting for the Hearse look like?

Across 137 sampled frames, medium shots dominate the coverage of Waiting for the Hearse (70% of the sample). Cinematographer Juan Carlos Lenardi keeps 65% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 77% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Waiting for the Hearse?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Waiting for the Hearse (1985) are #34302d, #d2cfc9, #504f4a, #f5f4f1, #e9d3ca, #4c3a32 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

• #34302d
• #d2cfc9
• #504f4a
• #f5f4f1
• #e9d3ca
• #4c3a32

See the full Waiting for the Hearse colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

Techniques in this film

• Vintage Lens Look
• Soft Light
• Shallow Depth of Field
• Two Shots
• Night Scenes

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