Strong

MASTER SCORE 66.9 / 100

2006Drama1h 43m

THE MISSING STAR

Vincenzo, former head of maintenance of a steel plant that's been outsourced, travels from Italy to China to warn about a defective blast furnace.

Above the Line

Gianni Amelio·DirectorUmberto Contarello·ScreenplayGianni Amelio·ScreenplayLuca Bigazzi·Director of PhotographyFranco Piersanti·Original Music ComposerSimona Paggi·Editor

Cast

Sergio Castellitto·Vincenzo BuonavolontàTai Ling·Liu HuaAngelo Costabile·Giovane operaioHiu Sun Ha·ChongShi Yang·Amico di VincenzoCatherine Sng·SegretariaEnrico Vanigiani·Dirigente dell'accieriaRoberto Rossi·Dirigente dell'acciaieriaXu Chungqing·Direttore dell'ufficio di ShanghaiWang Biao·Commissario di polizia

Full Crew

(28 credits)

Directing· 4

Gianni Amelio·DirectorLillo Iacolino·First Assistant DirectorShi Yang·Second Assistant DirectorSergio Basso·Second Assistant Director

Writing· 5

Umberto Contarello·ScreenplayUmberto Contarello·StoryGianni Amelio·ScreenplayGianni Amelio·StoryErmanno Rea·Novel

Camera· 1

Luca Bigazzi·Director of Photography

Editing· 2

Simona Paggi·EditorCarlo Simeoni·Assistant Editor

Sound & Music· 3

Franco Piersanti·Original Music ComposerRemo Ugolinelli·SoundMimmo Granata·Sound Editor

Art & Design· 3

Cristina Francioni·Costume DesignAttilio Viti·Production DesignNello Giorgetti·Production Design

Production· 10

Riccardo Tozzi·ProducerMarco Chimenz·ProducerGiovanni Stabilini·ProducerMario Cotone·Executive ProducerZaihirat Banu Codelli·Co-ProducerFabio Conversi·Co-ProducerEnzo Porcelli·Co-ProducerGiorgio Innocenti·Line ProducerGiulia Fretta·Co-ProducerTheres Scherer·Co-Producer

By the Numbers

66.9

OF 100

Master Score

6.7

OF 10

IMDb

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CRITICS

Rotten Tomatoes

$2M

Worldwide Gross

Oscar Wins

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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Missing Star's key art.

Dominant Palette

3 colors

#1A1A1A

#8C7D6B

#CC3333

Mood

Intimate, Serious

Composition

Centered

Era

2000s

Visual Style

Photographic

“A man with dark, curly hair and a light-colored collared shirt is positioned behind a woman with dark, straight hair, embracing her. The woman's face is in prof”

Atmosphere

Dark

Color Mood

Mixed

Setting

Abstract

Design Score

7/10