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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 79.3 / 100
1997·Drama / History / Romance·1h 45m

BENT

“In a time of war, they found themselves in the most dangerous place of all. In love.”

Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Eventually Max is placed in a concentration camp where he pretends to be Jewish because in the eyes of the Nazis, gays are the lowest form of human being. But it takes a relationship with an openly gay prisoner to teach Max that without the love of another, life is not worth living.

Above the Line
Sean Mathias·DirectorMartin Sherman·ScreenplayMartin Sherman·Theatre PlayGiorgos Arvanitis·Director of PhotographyPhilip Glass·Original Music ComposerIsabelle Lorente·Editor
Cast
Lothaire Bluteau·HorstClive Owen·MaxBrian Webber·RudyIan McKellen·Uncle FreddieMick Jagger·Greta / GeorgePaul Bettany·CaptainPaul Kynman·CorporalRupert Graves·Officer on TrainNikolaj Coster-Waldau·WolfJude Law·Stormtrooper
Full Crew
(26 credits)
Directing· 2
Sean Mathias·DirectorElizabeth West·Script Supervisor
Writing· 2
Martin Sherman·ScreenplayMartin Sherman·Theatre Play
Camera· 2
Giorgos Arvanitis·Director of PhotographyPeter Mountain·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Isabelle Lorente·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Philip Glass·Original Music ComposerMike Prestwood Smith·ADR Mixer
Art & Design· 6
Stephen Brimson Lewis·Production DesignStewart Meachem·Costume DesignAndrew Golding·Art DirectionLenny Jones·Makeup ArtistTrefor Proud·Makeup ArtistChris Lyons·Special Effects Makeup Artist
Production· 7
Dixie Linder·ProducerMichael Solinger·ProducerSarah Radclyffe·Executive ProducerHisami Kuroiwa·Executive ProducerAndy Pryor·CastingSean Mathias·Co-ProducerMartin Sherman·Co-Producer
Other Departments· 4
Simon Vickery·Special Effects AssistantSarah Love·HairdresserJohn Markwell·Visual EffectsMatthew Twyford·Compositing Artist
By the Numbers
79.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
IMDb
73%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$496K
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 Bent's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#1E1E1E
#707070
#B02020
Mood
Intense, Serious, Gritty
Composition
Layered
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster for 'Bent' features three individuals: a man with a beard and dark hair in a black leather jacket in the foreground, looking directly at the vi”

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Key Elements
Black Leather JacketPolice Badge Pendant
Atmosphere
Dark, Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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