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Plenty poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 55.1 / 100
1985·Drama / Romance·2h 4m

PLENTY

“To know the pleasure of power. To feel the heat of passion. To stretch life to the absolute limit. She would settle for nothing less.”

David Hare's account of a one-time French freedom fighter who gradually realizes that her post-war life is not meeting her expectations.

Above the Line
Fred Schepisi·DirectorDavid Hare·ScreenplayDavid Hare·Theatre PlayIan Baker·Director of PhotographyBruce Smeaton·Original Music ComposerPeter Honess·Editor
Cast
Meryl Streep·Susan TraherneTracey Ullman·Alice ParkJohn Gielgud·Sir Leonard DarwinSting·MickIan McKellen·Sir Andrew CharlesonSam Neill·LazarBurt Kwouk·Mr. AungCharles Dance·Raymond BrockChristopher Fairbank·SpencerHugh Laurie·Michael
Full Crew
(29 credits)
Directing· 4
Fred Schepisi·DirectorKen Shane·Third Assistant DirectorMichael Stevenson·Assistant DirectorDavid Tringham·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
David Hare·ScreenplayDavid Hare·Theatre Play
Camera· 2
Ian Baker·Director of PhotographyFrank Connor·Still Photographer
Editing· 2
Peter Honess·EditorChris Blunden·First Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Bruce Smeaton·Original Music ComposerGerry Humphreys·Sound Re-Recording MixerJohn W. Mitchell·Sound RecordistKeith Pamplin·Boom OperatorBruce Smeaton·Conductor
Art & Design· 6
Richard Macdonald·Production DesignRuth Myers·Costume DesignJ. Roy Helland·Makeup & HairBeryl Lerman·Makeup ArtistRobin Heinson·PainterArthur Wicks·Property Master
Production· 2
Joseph Papp·ProducerEdward R. Pressman·Producer
Other Departments· 6
Jan Archibald·HairdresserLuk Van Cleemput·HairstylistMartin Gutteridge·Special Effects SupervisorPeter Diamond·StuntsSteve Kitchen·ElectricianAlan Martin·Gaffer
By the Numbers
55.1
OF 100
Master Score
6.0
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$6M
ROI -39%
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 Plenty's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Dramatic, Pensive
Composition
Layered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a collage of five individuals, with Meryl Streep prominently in the foreground on the right, looking directly at the viewer with her chin re”

drama
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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