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The Oak poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 78.5 / 100
1992·Comedy / Drama·1h 45m

THE OAK

A description of Romania before Ceausescu's downfall, through the story of Nela. Daughter of a former colonel of the Securitate, the romanian political police. She refused to become like her sister, an agent of this Securitate, and lives with her father. After he died, she leaves Bucharest, and ends up in a little town, where she meets Mitica, a surgeon, another herself, laughing at everything.

Above the Line
Lucian Pintilie·DirectorLucian Pintilie·WriterIon Băieșu·NovelDoru Mitran·Director of PhotographyAndrei Papp·Sound DesignerVictorița Nae·Editor
Cast
Maia Morgenstern·NelaRăzvan Vasilescu·MiticaVictor Rebengiuc·Village mayorDorel Vișan·Country PriestMariana Mihuț·Priest's wifeDan Condurache·ProsecutorMagda Catone·Mitica's assistantGheorghe Visu·Priest in the trainVirgil Andriescu·TruicaIon Pavlescu
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 1
Lucian Pintilie·Director
Writing· 2
Lucian Pintilie·WriterIon Băieșu·Novel
Camera· 1
Doru Mitran·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Victorița Nae·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Andrei Papp·Sound Designer
Art & Design· 3
Svetlana Mihăilescu·Costume DesignCălin Papură·Production DesignGheorghe Drăghici·Makeup Artist
Production· 3
Sylvain Bursztejn·ProducerLucian Pintilie·ProducerConstantin Popescu·Executive Producer
By the Numbers
78.5
OF 100
Master Score
7.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#8C5C30
#3D2C20
#F0E0B0
Mood
Mysterious, Determined
Composition
Split
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features two men standing in a forest setting, each holding a shovel. The man on the left wears a cap, a long-sleeved shirt, and overalls, leaning on”

Key Elements
ShovelShovel
Atmosphere
Golden, Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
8/10
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