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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 71.7 / 100
2012·Drama·1h 37m

THE DOOR

“There are those who sweep and those who pay others to sweep.”

Emerenc, an elderly and private woman, is hired to be the housekeeper of a struggling writer, Magda. An event in the writer's life prompts Emerenc to disclose details of her traumatizing past, which will bond the two women forever. Based on the novel by Magda Szabó.

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István Szabó·DirectorIstván Szabó·ScreenplayAndrea Vészits·ScreenplayElemér Ragályi·Director of PhotographySimon Kaye·Production Sound MixerRéka Lemhényi·Editor
Cast
Helen Mirren·Emerenc SzeredásMartina Gedeck·MagdaKároly Eperjes·TiborPéter Andorai·Mr. BrodaricsEnikő Börcsök·SutuGábor Koncz·The Lt. ColonelLajos Kovács·HandymanMarozsán Erika·Évike GrossmannMari Nagy·AdélCsaba Pindroch·Emerenc's Nephew
Full Crew
(21 credits)
Directing· 1
István Szabó·Director
Writing· 3
István Szabó·ScreenplayAndrea Vészits·ScreenplayMagda Szabó·Novel
Camera· 1
Elemér Ragályi·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Réka Lemhényi·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Simon Kaye·Production Sound MixerBéla Barabás·Music ProducerSándor Józsa·Music ProducerDávid Kósa·Music Producer
Art & Design· 3
Lóránt Jávor·Production DesignGyörgyi Szakács·Costume DesignerMiklós Molnár·Set Decoration
Production· 8
Steve Bessenyei·Executive ProducerJenõ Hábermann·ProducerSándor Sőth·ProducerMarco Mehlitz·Executive ProducerCompton Ross·Executive ProducerIstván Szabó·Executive ProducerPhil Hunt·Executive ProducerGábor Téni·Line Producer
By the Numbers
71.7
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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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 Door's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Mysterious, Somber
Composition
Split
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features two faces, a man's and a woman's, split vertically down the center. The man's face occupies the upper right half, and the woman's face occup”

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Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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