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Larks on a String poster
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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 75.1 / 100
1969·Comedy / Drama / Romance·1h 34m

LARKS ON A STRING

In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is a young man who pines for a female convict.

Above the Line
Jirí Menzel·DirectorJiří Menzel·ScreenplayBohumil Hrabal·ScreenplayJaromír Šofr·Director of PhotographyJiří Šust·Original Music ComposerJiřina Lukešová·Editor
Cast
Rudolf Hrušínský·TrusteeVáclav Neckář·Pavel HvezdárJitka Zelenohorská·JitkaVlastimil Brodský·ProfessorVladimír Ptáček·MlíkarFerdinand Krůta·KudlaFrantišek Řehák·DrobecekLeoš Suchařípa·Public ProsecutorEugen Jegorov·SaxophonistNaďa Urbánková·Lenka
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Jiří Menzel·DirectorJosef Sandr·Assistant DirectorMiloš Kohout·First Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Jiří Menzel·ScreenplayBohumil Hrabal·ScreenplayBohumil Hrabal·Short StoryPavel Juráček·Creative Producer
Camera· 3
Jaromír Šofr·Director of PhotographyJiří Kučera·Assistant CameraPetr Čech·Camera Operator
Editing· 2
Jiřina Lukešová·EditorEva Horázná·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Jiří Šust·Original Music ComposerJiří Pavlík·SoundŠtěpán Koníček·Conductor
Art & Design· 11
Oldřich Bosák·Production DesignBohumil Nový·Assistant Production DesignVáclav Kozel·Set DecorationJosef Lojík·Makeup & HairM. Dostálová·CostumerMarie Džbánková·Makeup & HairJiří Nevařil·Makeup & HairRudolf Beneš·Set DecorationDagmar Krausová·CostumerVladimír Mácha·Set DecorationDana Poláková·Costumer
Production· 3
Jaroslav Kučera·Executive ProducerKarel Kochman·Production ManagerTaťána Bargárová·Assistant Production Manager
Other Departments· 1
Václav Nývlt·Dramaturgy
By the Numbers
75.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.3
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 Larks on a String's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#A0522D
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Mood
Somber
Composition
Centered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Collage

“The movie poster features a man in a dark suit holding a bouquet of pink roses. Behind him is a black and white background with a crane and what appears to be a”

Key Elements
RosesCraneSuit
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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