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Pathetic Fallacy poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 66.3 / 100
1958·Drama / Comedy·1h 42m

PATHETIC FALLACY

Bimal is a taxi-driver in a small provincial town. He lives alone, his taxi (an old 1920 Chevrolet jalopy which he named Jagaddal) is his only companion and, although very battered, it is the apple of Bimal's eye.

Above the Line
Ritwik Ghatak·DirectorRitwik Ghatak·WriterSubodh Ghosh·NovelDinen Gupta·Director of PhotographyAli Akbar Khan·MusicRamesh Joshi·Editor
Cast
Kali Bannerjee·BimalGangapada Basu·UncleSatindra BhattacharyaTulsi ChakrabortyAnil Chatterjee·GroomShriman Deepak·BoyKajal Gupta·Young WomanGyanesh Mukhopadhyay·MechanicKeshto Mukherjee·LunaticSita Mukherjee
Full Crew
(9 credits)
Directing· 1
Ritwik Ghatak·Director
Writing· 2
Ritwik Ghatak·WriterSubodh Ghosh·Novel
Camera· 1
Dinen Gupta·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Ramesh Joshi·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Ali Akbar Khan·Music
Art & Design· 1
Ravi Chatterjee·Art Direction
Production· 2
Promod Lahiri·ProducerKhaled Chowdhury·Publicist
By the Numbers
66.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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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 Pathetic Fallacy's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#3D2E27
#E9E2D3
#FFFFFF
Mood
Thought Provoking, Somber
Composition
Split
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“The poster features a minimalist design with a dark brown lower half and a light beige upper half. A black silhouette of a vintage car with a white electrocardi”

Key Elements
Vintage Car SilhouetteElectrocardiogram LineBengali Script
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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