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The Human Stain poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 56.5 / 100
2003·Drama / Romance / Thriller·1h 46m

THE HUMAN STAIN

“How far would you go to escape the past?”

Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about the events with his friend and colleague Nathan Zuckerman, who in the process discovers a dark secret Silk has hidden his whole life. All the while, Silk engages in an affair with Faunia Farley, a younger woman whose tormented past threatens to unravel the layers of deception Silk has constructed.

Above the Line
Robert Benton·DirectorNicholas Meyer·ScreenplayPhilip Roth·NovelJean-Yves Escoffier·Director of PhotographyRachel Portman·Original Music ComposerChristopher Tellefsen·Editor
Cast
Anthony Hopkins·Coleman SilkNicole Kidman·Faunia FarleyEd Harris·Lester FarleyGary Sinise·Nathan ZuckermanWentworth Miller·Young Coleman SilkJacinda Barrett·Steena PaulssonHarry Lennix·Mr. SilkClark Gregg·Nelson PrimusAnna Deavere Smith·Mrs. SilkLizan Mitchell·Ernestine
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Robert Benton·Director
Writing· 2
Nicholas Meyer·ScreenplayPhilip Roth·Novel
Camera· 1
Jean-Yves Escoffier·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Christopher Tellefsen·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Rachel Portman·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 6
David Gropman·Production DesignZoe Sakellaropoulo·Art DirectionRita Ryack·Costume DesignClaude Leclair·Set DecorationDonald Mowat·Makeup Department HeadRobert McCann·Makeup Artist
Production· 14
Ron Bozman·Executive ProducerSteve Hutensky·Executive ProducerEberhard Kayser·Executive ProducerAndre Lamal·Executive ProducerGary Lucchesi·ProducerMichael Ohoven·Executive ProducerTom Rosenberg·ProducerScott Steindorff·ProducerBob Weinstein·Executive ProducerHarvey Weinstein·Executive ProducerRick Schwartz·Executive ProducerDeborah Aquila·CastingAvy Kaufman·CastingTricia Wood·Casting
Other Departments· 4
Wyatt Belton·HairstylistJacquie Rahal·HairstylistBenjamin Robin·HairstylistKerry Warn·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
56.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
IMDb
42%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$23M
ROI -23%
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 The Human Stain's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#597AA3
#CC0000
Mood
Intense, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a dark blue-tinted image of a man's profile on the left, facing right, partially overlapping with a lighter blue-tinted image of a woman's f”

dramaromance
Atmosphere
Cold
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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