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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 62.6 / 100
1998·Drama / Romance·1h 30m

ST. IVES

In 1813, Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a Hussar in the Napoleonic wars, is captured and sent to a Scottish prison camp. He's a swashbuckler, so the prison's commander, Major Farquar Bolingbroke Chevening, asks for lessons in communicating with women. Both men have their eyes on the lovely Flora, who resides with her aunt, the iconoclastic and well-traveled Miss Susan Emily Gilcrist. By chance, living close to the camp is Jacques's grandfather and brother, whom Jacques believes died years before. Jacques decides to escape, find his relatives, and win the hand of Flora; Major Chevening and an unforeseen enemy stand in his way. Can Miss Gilcrist contrive to make everything work out?

Above the Line
Harry Hook·DirectorAllan Cubitt·WriterRobert Alazraki·Director of PhotographyJohn E. Keane·Original Music ComposerJohn MacDonnell·Editor
Cast
Jean-Marc Barr·Captain Jacques de Keroual de Saint-YvesMiranda Richardson·Susan GilchristChris McHallem·GautierRichard E. Grant·Major Farquhar CheveningAnna Friel·Flora GilchristJason Isaacs·Alain de Keroual de Saint-YvesMichael Gough·Comte de Saint-YvesCécile Pallas·MathildeTim Dutton·FrançoisVernon Dobtcheff·Bonnefoy
Full Crew
(21 credits)
Directing· 1
Harry Hook·Director
Writing· 1
Allan Cubitt·Writer
Camera· 1
Robert Alazraki·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
John MacDonnell·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
John E. Keane·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 6
Rob Harris·Production DesignAnna Rackard·Art DirectionSusannah Buxton·Costume DesignTina Jones·Set DecorationAilbhe Lemass·Makeup ArtistSarah Monzani·Makeup Artist
Production· 10
Jonathan Cavendish·ProducerT. Celal·ProducerRalph Kamp·Executive ProducerJean Labib·ProducerJames Mitchell·ProducerMartha O'Neill·ProducerChristine Ruppert·ProducerDavid M. Thompson·Executive ProducerPaul Tucker·Executive ProducerMichelle Guish·Casting
By the Numbers
62.6
OF 100
Master Score
6.4
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Mysterious, Intense, Dramatic
Composition
Centered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Illustrated

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Key Elements
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Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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