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The Roof poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 74.5 / 100
1956·Comedy / Drama·1h 31m

THE ROOF

Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This comedy follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.

Above the Line
Vittorio De Sica·DirectorCesare Zavattini·ScreenplayCesare Zavattini·StoryCarlo Montuori·Director of PhotographyAlessandro Cicognini·Original Music ComposerEraldo Da Roma·Editor
Cast
Gabriella Pallotta·Luisa PilonGiorgio Listuzzi·Natale Pilon, Luisa's husbandGastone Renzelli·Cesare, Luisa's brother-in-lawMaria Di Rollo·GinaLuciano PigozziMaria Di Fiori·Giovanna, Cesare's wifeEmilia Maritini·Luisa's motherAngelo Bigioni·LuigiAngelo Visentin·Antonio PilonMaria Sittoro·Natale's mother
Full Crew
(27 credits)
Directing· 4
Vittorio De Sica·DirectorFranco Montemurro·First Assistant DirectorGrazia Campori·Script SupervisorLuisa Alessandri·First Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Cesare Zavattini·StoryCesare Zavattini·Screenplay
Camera· 4
Carlo Montuori·Director of PhotographyGoffredo Bellisario·Camera OperatorGiovanni Battista Poletto·Still PhotographerDario Regis·Assistant Camera
Editing· 2
Eraldo Da Roma·EditorMarcella Benvenuti·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Alessandro Cicognini·Original Music ComposerFranco Ferrara·ConductorKurt Doubrowsky·SoundEmilio Rosa·Sound
Art & Design· 4
Gastone Medin·Production DesignFabrizio Carafa·Costume DesignMichele Trimarchi·Makeup ArtistFerdinando Ruffo·Set Decoration
Production· 6
Vittorio De Sica·ProducerPasquale Misiano·Production SecretaryElmo De Sica·Production SecretaryMarcello Girosi·Associate ProducerRoberto Moretti·Production SupervisorNino Misiano·Production Manager
Other Departments· 1
Lina Cassini·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
74.5
OF 100
Master Score
7.4
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Roof's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#336699
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Mood
Hopeful, Contemplative
Composition
Split
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Painted

“A painted movie poster depicts a man and a woman looking out from a window opening in a brick wall. The man is on the right, with his left arm around the woman'”

dramaromance
Key Elements
Brick WallCorrugated Roof
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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