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Long Live Death poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.1 / 100
1971·Drama / War·1h 30m

LONG LIVE DEATH

At the end of the Spanish civil war, Fando, a boy of about ten, tries to make sense of war and his father's arrest. His mother is religious, sympathetic to the Fascists; his father is accused of being a Red. Fando discovers that his mother may have aided in his father's arrest. Sometimes we witness Fando imagining explanations for what's going on; sometimes we see him at play, alone or with his friend Thérèse. Oedipal fantasies and a lad's natural curiosity about sex and death mix with his search for his mother's nature and his father's fate. Will Fando survive the search?

Above the Line
Fernando Arrabal·DirectorClaudine Lagrive·WriterFernando Arrabal·WriterJean-Marc Ripert·Director of PhotographyJean-Yves Bosseur·MusicLaurence Leininger·Editor
Cast
Mohamed Bellasoued·ColonelAnouk Ferjac·The auntNúria Espert·The motherMahdi Chaouch·The sonIvan Henriques·Tosan, the fatherJazia Klibi·Thérèse, Fando's friendSuzanne Comte·The grandmotherVíctor García·Fando, 20 years old
Full Crew
(6 credits)
Directing· 1
Fernando Arrabal·Director
Writing· 2
Claudine Lagrive·WriterFernando Arrabal·Writer
Camera· 1
Jean-Marc Ripert·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Laurence Leininger·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Jean-Yves Bosseur·Music
By the Numbers
68.1
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Disturbing
Composition
Centered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Grunge

“The movie poster is predominantly red, featuring a distorted, black and white image of a person's head and upper torso. The head appears to be disintegrating or”

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Key Elements
HeadTorsoText
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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