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5 Dead on the Crimson Canvas

1996 · 96 min

A murky, unsettling descent into an artist's morbid world, slow and grim, with a lingering sense of dread.

Directed by
Joseph F. Parda
Genres
Horror
Starring
Liz Haverty, Joe Zaso, Simeon 'Moni' Damevski
Overview
An artist obsessed with death is suddenly murdered, but his body disappears. His brother and wife, trying to sort out what happened, discover a dark world.

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Directed by
Joseph F. Parda
Genres
Horror
Starring
Liz Haverty, Joe Zaso, Simeon 'Moni' Damevski
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • death
    • mystery
    • art
    • betrayal
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror7
    Humour1
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness8
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    Joseph F. Parda
    Written by
    Joseph F. Parda
    Starring
    Liz Haverty, Joe Zaso, Simeon 'Moni' Damevski, Rick Poli, Edoardo Ballerini, Alexandra Paulhiac, Veronica James, Lon Waterford
    Cinematography
    Joseph F. Parda
    Runtime
    96 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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