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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown poster

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) colour palette

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar · Shot by José Luis Alcaine

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), shot by José Luis Alcaine, runs muted and warm, measured across 64 sampled frames. Its two dominant hue families are red and orange. The single most common colour is dark grey (#2f2d2a), covering 9.7% of sampled colour. Overall the image sits mid-key.

Warmth

warm

0.46 on −1 cool to +1 warm

Saturation

muted

0.299 — more saturated than 70% of ranked films

Luminance

mid-key

0.466 — brighter than 84% of ranked films

Measured across 64 frames. See the frames on the Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown page →

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