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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 70.0 / 100
2006·Drama / Horror / Mystery·1h 23m

THE LIVING AND THE DEAD

Lord Donald and Lady Nancy reside in the magnificent but run-down Longleigh House with James, their mentally disabled adult son. Nancy has fallen seriously ill and Donald is preparing to sell the house to raise enough money to pay for an operation. He arranges for the family nurse, Mary, to take care of Nancy while he leaves to tend to the sale. However, James wants to prove to his father that he can look after his mother on his own and decides to lock Mary out of the house. It isn't long before James starts mixing his mother's pills and forgetting to take his own medication, and as the stress of looking after his mother increases, so too does the severity of his own condition.

Above the Line
Simon Rumley·DirectorSimon Rumley·WriterMilton Kam·Director of PhotographyRichard Chester·Original Music ComposerBenjamin Putland·Editor
Cast
Leo Bill·James BrocklebankRoger Lloyd Pack·Donald BrocklebankKate Fahy·Nancy BrocklebankSarah Ball·Nurse MaryNeil Conrich·PolicemanRichard Wills-Cotton·Nurse Mike
Full Crew
(22 credits)
Directing· 1
Simon Rumley·Director
Writing· 1
Simon Rumley·Writer
Camera· 1
Milton Kam·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Benjamin Putland·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Richard Chester·Original Music ComposerHilary Wyatt·Dialogue EditorHugh Johnson·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 6
Will Field·Production DesignAlasdair McKay·Art DirectionAlice Wolfbauer·Costume DesignJade Bartley·Makeup ArtistJacqueline Fowler·Makeup ArtistPaul Hyett·Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Production· 8
Simon Rumley·ProducerNick O'Hagan·ProducerMark Foligno·Executive ProducerElliot Grove·Executive ProducerSteve Milne·Executive ProducerCarl Schönfeld·ProducerUday Tiwary·Executive ProducerJoyce Nettles·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Jacqueline Fowler·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
70.0
OF 100
Master Score
5.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
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, Dark, Intense
Composition
Layered
Era
19th Century
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man with a beard and a hat stands in the foreground, holding a revolver in his right hand. He is wearing a long dark coat over a dark shirt and pants. In the ”

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Key Elements
RevolverHatLong CoatMoonBirdsTorches
Atmosphere
Dark, Cold, Foggy
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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