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The Green Years poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.8 / 100
1963·Drama / Romance·1h 31m

THE GREEN YEARS

Nineteen-year-old Julio heads to Lisbon from the provinces and gets a job as a shoemaker for his uncle Raul. But when he meets Ilda, a confident young housemaid who becomes a regular shop visitor, his working-class values collide with the bourgeois trappings of modern life.

Above the Line
Paulo Rocha·DirectorPaulo Rocha·ScreenplayNuno Bragança·ScreenplayLuís Mendes·Set PhotographerCarlos Paredes·MusicMargarethe Mangs·Editor
Cast
Rui Gomes·JúlioIsabel Ruth·IldaPaulo Renato·AfonsoRuy Furtado·RaúlCândida Lacerda·PatroaIrene Dyne·PrimaCarlos José Teixeira·PatrãoHarry Wheeland·InglêsManoel de OliveiraRosa María Vázquez
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 2
Paulo Rocha·DirectorFernando Matos Silva·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Paulo Rocha·ScreenplayNuno Bragança·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Luís Mendes·Set Photographer
Editing· 1
Margarethe Mangs·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Carlos Paredes·MusicHeliodoro Pires·Sound Director
Art & Design· 2
Alda Cruz·Production DesignRafael Calado·Costume Coordinator
Production· 1
António da Cunha Telles·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Luc Mirot·Cinematography
By the Numbers
70.8
OF 100
Master Score
7.4
OF 10
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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 Green Years's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Romantic, Tender
Composition
Centered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features an illustrated depiction of a man and a woman in an embrace, with the man kissing the woman's forehead. The woman has long, wavy red hair an”

romancedrama
Atmosphere
Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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