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Train of Life poster
S
Masterwork
MASTER SCORE 87.5 / 100
1998·Comedy / Drama / War·1h 43m

TRAIN OF LIFE

In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.

Above the Line
Radu Mihaileanu·DirectorRadu Mihăileanu·ScreenplayLaurent Dailland·Director of PhotographyGoran Bregović·Original Music ComposerMonique Rysselinck·Editor
Cast
Lionel Abelanski·ShlomoRufus·MordechaiClément Harari·RabbiAgathe de La Fontaine·EstherMichel Muller·YossiJohan Leysen·SchmechtBruno Abraham-Kremer·YankeleGad Elmaleh·ManzatouMarie-José Nat·SuraSerge Kribus
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 1
Radu Mihăileanu·Director
Writing· 1
Radu Mihăileanu·Screenplay
Camera· 2
Laurent Dailland·Director of PhotographyGiorgos Arvanitis·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Monique Rysselinck·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Goran Bregović·Original Music Composer
Production· 6
Eric Dussart·ProducerRadu Mihăileanu·ProducerLudi Boeken·ProducerMarc Baschet·ProducerFrédérique Dumas-Zajdela·ProducerČédomir Kolar·Producer
By the Numbers
87.5
OF 100
Master Score
7.6
OF 10
IMDb
64%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$3M
ROI 203913%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Train of Life's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Hopeful, Adventurous
Composition
Layered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A movie poster features a train moving from left to right across the bottom half of the image, with a man standing on top of a train car holding a violin and bo”

dramacomedy
Key Elements
TrainViolinBowHouse
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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