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The Lady Eve poster
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Masterwork
MASTER SCORE 88.0 / 100
1941·Comedy / Romance·1h 37m

THE LADY EVE

“When you deal a fast shuffle, love is in the cards.”

It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich.

Above the Line
Preston Sturges·DirectorPreston Sturges·ScreenplayVictor Milner·Director of PhotographyStuart Gilmore·Editor
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck·Jean HarringtonHenry Fonda·Charles PikeCharles Coburn·'Colonel' HarringtonEugene Pallette·Horace PikeWilliam Demarest·MuggsyEric Blore·Sir Alfred McGlennan KeithMelville Cooper·GeraldMartha O'Driscoll·MarthaJanet Beecher·Janet PikeRobert Greig·Burrows
Full Crew
(7 credits)
Directing· 1
Preston Sturges·Director
Writing· 1
Preston Sturges·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Victor Milner·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Stuart Gilmore·Editor
Production· 3
Albert Lewin·ProducerBuddy G. DeSylva·ProducerPaul Jones·Producer
By the Numbers
88.0
OF 100
Master Score
7.7
OF 10
IMDb
99%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#008000
Mood
Romantic, Playful
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A vintage movie poster features a man and a woman embracing, positioned within a large red apple with a bite taken out of it. The background is solid yellow, an”

romancecomedy
Key Elements
Red AppleSnakeTop HatTrainDiverShip
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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