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Thesis poster
S
Masterwork
MASTER SCORE 86.8 / 100
1996·Crime / Horror / Mystery·2h 5m

THESIS

“My name is Ángela. They're going to kill me.”

While working on a thesis about audiovisual violence, film student Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that she was a former student in her university, and that the authors of the video are not very far either.

Above the Line
Alejandro Amenábar·DirectorAlejandro Amenábar·ScreenplayHans Burmann·Director of PhotographyAlejandro Amenábar·Original Music ComposerMaría Elena Sáinz de Rozas·Editor
Cast
Ana Torrent·ÁngelaFele Martínez·ChemaEduardo Noriega·BoscoXabier Elorriaga·CastroMiguel Picazo·FigueroaNieves Herranz·SenaRosa Campillo·YolandaPaco Hernández·Ángela's FatherRosa Ávila·Ángela's MotherTeresa Castanedo·TV Presenter
Full Crew
(6 credits)
Directing· 1
Alejandro Amenábar·Director
Writing· 1
Alejandro Amenábar·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Hans Burmann·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
María Elena Sáinz de Rozas·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Alejandro Amenábar·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
José Luis Cuerda·Producer
By the Numbers
86.8
OF 100
Master Score
7.4
OF 10
IMDb
83%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$3M
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 Thesis's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#223355
#CC3333
Mood
Tense, Unsettling, Mysterious
Composition
Split
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“The poster features a close-up of a person's face, specifically one eye and part of the nose and mouth, shown on what appears to be a grainy, static-filled tele”

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Key Elements
Human EyeHand
Atmosphere
Dark, Gritty
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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