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The Ascent poster
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Masterwork
MASTER SCORE 85.8 / 100
1977·Drama / War·1h 51m

THE ASCENT

During a freezing WWII winter, two Soviet partisans on a mission to gather food contend with the temperature, the occupying Germans, and their own psyches.

Above the Line
Larisa Shepitko·DirectorYuri Klepikov·WriterLarisa Shepitko·WriterVladimir Chukhnov·Director of PhotographyAlfred Schnittke·Original Music ComposerValeriya Belova·Editor
Cast
Boris Plotnikov·SotnikovVladimir Gostyukhin·RybakAnatoliy Solonitsyn·Portnov, collaborationist interrogatorLyudmila Polyakova·Avginya Demchikha, the motherViktoriya Goldentul·Basya Meyer, the girlSergei Yakovlev·Petr Sych, village elderMariya Vinogradova·Village elder's wifeMykola Sektymenko·Stas Gomenyuk, collaborationist policemanLeonid Yukhin·Partisan commanderAleksandr Zvenigorskiy·German officer
Full Crew
(7 credits)
Directing· 1
Larisa Shepitko·Director
Writing· 2
Yuri Klepikov·WriterLarisa Shepitko·Writer
Camera· 1
Vladimir Chukhnov·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Valeriya Belova·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Alfred Schnittke·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
Willie Geller·Producer
By the Numbers
85.8
OF 100
Master Score
8.2
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 Ascent's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#4D0000
#262626
#FFFFFF
Mood
Ominous, Stark, Mysterious
Composition
Centered
Era
Modern
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“The movie poster features a dark red background with silhouetted bare tree branches extending upwards from the bottom. A square image, resembling a framed pictu”

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Key Elements
Tree BranchesFramed ImageTableChairsThin Line
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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