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Baxter, Vera Baxter poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 59.8 / 100
1977·Drama / Music / Mystery·1h 35m

BAXTER, VERA BAXTER

In an empty villa, Vera Baxter sits and contemplates her life, as she recounts to a woman who was drawn to the villa when she heard the name Vera Baxter pronounced. Vera tells her about her no-good husband, who has been using her to keep his failing business afloat, up to her present love affair.

Above the Line
Marguerite Duras·DirectorMarguerite Duras·WriterSacha Vierny·Director of PhotographyCarlos D'Alessio·Original Music ComposerDominique Auvray·Editor
Cast
Delphine Seyrig·L'inconnueNoëlle Châtelet·Monique CombesClaudine Gabay·Vera BaxterGérard Depardieu·Michel CayreNathalie Nell·La maîtresse de JeanClaude Aufaure·BarmanFrançois Périer·Jean Baxter (voice)Marguerite Duras·Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 5
Marguerite Duras·DirectorRobert Pansard-Besson·First Assistant DirectorMichelle Porte·Second Assistant DirectorGeneviève Dufour·Script SupervisorSylvie Nuytten·Script Supervisor
Writing· 1
Marguerite Duras·Writer
Camera· 5
Sacha Vierny·Director of PhotographyBernard Auroux·Second Assistant CameraClaude-Jean Laidet·Key GripDominique Le Rigoleur·First Assistant CameraJean Mascolo·Still Photographer
Editing· 3
Dominique Auvray·EditorCaroline Camus·EditorRoselyne Petit·Editor
Sound & Music· 8
Carlos D'Alessio·Original Music ComposerPaul Bertault·Sound MixerGuillaume Sciama·Sound EngineerJean-Pierre Triou·Boom OperatorPierre Bertaut·MusicianJacques Grimault·MusicianToni Peri·MusicianMartin Sanpierre·Musician
Art & Design· 2
Serge Groffe·Key Makeup ArtistÉliane Marcus·Key Makeup Artist
Production· 4
Danièle Gégauff·ProducerStéphane Tchalgadjieff·ProducerStella Quef·Executive ProducerChristian Danzas·Unit Manager
Other Departments· 2
Jean-Claude Gasché·ElectricianSerge Valézy·Electrician
By the Numbers
59.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.0
OF 10
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Baxter, Vera Baxter's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#C0C0C0
#A0A0A0
#808080
Mood
Calm, Introspective
Composition
Split
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A woman with short brown hair and a brown top is visible from the chest up on the right side of the image, wearing a double-strand pearl necklace. The backgroun”

Key Elements
Pearl Necklace
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
6/10
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