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The Key poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 69.6 / 100
1983·Drama / History / Romance·1h 56m

THE KEY

“TOO HOT for Italian cinemas! Judges close down all theatres screening "THE KEY"!”

In 1940s Venice, after twenty years' marriage, retired art critic Nino Rolfe and his younger wife Teresa feel their passion waning. To help her shed her inhibitions and rekindle their relationship, the professor records his sexual fantasies in a diary.

Above the Line
Tinto Brass·DirectorTinto Brass·WriterSilvano Ippoliti·Director of PhotographyEnnio Morricone·Original Music ComposerTinto Brass·Editor
Cast
Stefania Sandrelli·Teresa RolfeFrank Finlay·Nino RolfeFranco Branciaroli·Laszlo AponyBarbara Cupisti·Lisa RolfeArmando MarraMaria Grazia Bon·GiuliettaGino Cavalieri·Don RusettoPiero Bortoluzzi·Memo LongobardiIrma Veithen·The NurseEolo Capritti
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Tinto Brass·DirectorPietro Santagada·Second Assistant DirectorDomenico Saverni·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Tinto Brass·Writer
Camera· 5
Silvano Ippoliti·Director of PhotographyRenato Cinti·Key GripAmato Gabotti·GripAndrea Sabatello·Assistant CameraGianfranco Salis·Still Photographer
Editing· 5
Tinto Brass·EditorEmanuele Cassin·Assistant EditorFiorenza Muller·Assistant EditorEmanuela Lucidi·Assistant EditorGiovanna Ritter·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Ennio Morricone·Original Music ComposerFernando Caso·Sound EffectsEdmondo Gintili·Foley RecordistMarco Di Biase·Boom OperatorGaetano Carito·Sound
Art & Design· 4
Paolo Biagetti·Art DirectionPaolo Biagetti·Production DesignJost Jakob·Costume DesignRoberto Magagnini·Props
Production· 7
Giovanni Bertolucci·ProducerMario Di Biase·Production ManagerMassimo Ferrero·Unit ManagerMario Sampaolo·AdministrationVittorio Fornasiero·Unit ManagerAldo U. Passalacqua·Production ManagerGene Luotto·Post Production Coordinator
By the Numbers
69.6
OF 100
Master Score
5.4
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
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 The Key's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0F3162
#FFFFFF
#A3643D
Mood
Romantic, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Painted

“The movie poster features a large, white, distressed key shape dominating the left side, with a rectangular frame on the upper right showing a man and a woman k”

romancedrama
Key Elements
Key ShapeBoatBags
Atmosphere
Stormy, Warm
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Ocean
Design Score
7/10
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