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C
Average
MASTER SCORE 50.8 / 100
1990·Drama / Romance·1h 44m

STANLEY & IRIS

“Some people need love spelled out for them.”

An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night.

Above the Line
Martin Ritt·DirectorHarriet Frank Jr.·ScreenplayIrving Ravetch·ScreenplayDonald McAlpine·Director of PhotographyJohn Williams·Original Music ComposerSidney Levin·Editor
Cast
Jane Fonda·Iris KingRobert De Niro·Stanley CoxSwoosie Kurtz·SharonMartha Plimpton·Kelly KingJamey Sheridan·JoeFeodor Chaliapin Jr.·Leonides CoxZohra Lampert·ElaineLoretta Devine·BerthaKathy Kinney·BerniceHarley Cross·Richard King
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Martin Ritt·DirectorKay Chapin·Script SupervisorSusanna David·Script Supervisor
Writing· 3
Harriet Frank Jr.·ScreenplayIrving Ravetch·ScreenplayPat Barker·Novel
Camera· 5
Donald McAlpine·Director of PhotographyCraig DiBona·Steadicam OperatorHarald Ortenburger·Camera OperatorS. Karin Epstein·Still PhotographerTakashi Seida·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Sidney Levin·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
John Williams·Original Music ComposerKenneth Wannberg·Music EditorDavid B. Cohn·Supervising Sound EditorRichard Lightstone·Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 6
Joel Schiller·Production DesignTheoni V. Aldredge·Costume DesignAlicia Keywan·Art DirectionEric W. Orbom·Art DirectionLeslie Bloom·Set DecorationSteve Shewchuk·Set Decoration
Production· 5
Arlene Sellers·ProducerAlex Winitsky·ProducerPatrick J. Palmer·Executive ProducerJim Van Wyck·Associate ProducerDianne Crittenden·Casting
Other Departments· 3
Jack Gill·Stunt CoordinatorDavid Neil Trifunovich·Special Effects SupervisorLacia Kornylo·Production Controller
By the Numbers
50.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.4
OF 10
IMDb
33%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$6M
ROI -75%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Stanley & Iris's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#886048
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Mood
Conversational, Thoughtful
Composition
Split
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man and a woman are seated on a concrete ledge, with the woman on the left and the man on the right. The woman has curly blonde hair and wears a white short-s”

dramaromance
Key Elements
Fanny PackWatch
Atmosphere
Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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