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C
Average
MASTER SCORE 43.0 / 100
2008·Drama / Thriller·2h

THE PAST IS A FOREIGN LAND

A promising law student from a good family is driven by a cool cardsharper into a downward spiral of criminality, discovering a part of himself he had never known.

Above the Line
Daniele Vicari·DirectorGianrico Carofiglio·ScreenplayDaniele Vicari·ScreenplayGherardo Gossi·Director of PhotographyTeho Teardo·Original Music ComposerMarco Spoletini·Editor
Cast
Elio Germano·GiorgioMichele Riondino·FrancescoChiara Caselli·MariaValentina Lodovini·AntoniaMarco Baliani·FrancoDaniela Poggi·AnnaMaría Jurado·ÁngelicaRomina Carrisi·GiuliaFederico Pacifici·LawyerLorenza Indovina·Alessandra
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Daniele Vicari·Director
Writing· 6
Gianrico Carofiglio·StoryGianrico Carofiglio·ScreenplayDaniele Vicari·ScreenplayFrancesco Carofiglio·ScreenplayMassimo Gaudioso·ScreenplayGianrico Carofiglio·Novel
Camera· 1
Gherardo Gossi·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Marco Spoletini·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Teho Teardo·Original Music ComposerRemo Ugolinelli·SoundBenni Atria·Sound Editor
Art & Design· 8
Roberta Vecchi·Costume DesignFrancesca Vecchi·Costume DesignBeatrice Scarpato·Production DesignBeatrice Scarpato·Art DirectionBarbara Morosetti·Assistant Makeup ArtistStefano Carbonaro·PropsFilippo Pernice·Set DesignerErcole Cosmi·Title Designer
Production· 8
Tilde Corsi·ProducerDomenico Procacci·ProducerGianni Romoli·ProducerLaura Muccino·CastingLaura Paolucci·Delegated ProducerIvan Fiorini·Line ProducerGiuseppe Perugia·Co-ProducerPier Paolo Trezzini·Co-Producer
Other Departments· 2
Massimo De Pellegrino·Key Hair StylistErcole Cosmi·Visual Effects
By the Numbers
43.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.4
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$965K
ROI -83%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Past Is a Foreign Land's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#006699
#CCFF33
Mood
Intense, Mysterious
Composition
Split
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A movie poster features two men standing back-to-back against a bright yellow-green background. The man on the left wears a dark striped shirt and has dark, spi”

Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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