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A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 60.3 / 100
2013·Music / Documentary·1h 38m

A SPELL TO WARD OFF THE DARKNESS

A man at three disparate moments in his life: as a member of a fifteen-person collective on a small Estonian island, alone in the wilderness of Northern Finland and as the singer of a neo-pagan black metal band in Norway. Three moments for a radical proposition for the creation of utopia in the present.

Above the Line
Ben Rivers, Ben Russell·DirectorBen Russell·WriterBen Rivers·WriterBen Rivers·Director of PhotographyNiels Barletta·Sound EngineerBen Rivers·Editor
Cast
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe·Self
Full Crew
(22 credits)
Directing· 2
Ben Rivers·DirectorBen Russell·Director
Writing· 2
Ben Russell·WriterBen Rivers·Writer
Camera· 4
Ben Rivers·Director of PhotographyBen Russell·Director of PhotographyChris Fawcett·Steadicam OperatorMack·Focus Puller
Editing· 2
Ben Rivers·EditorBen Russell·Editor
Sound & Music· 9
Niels Barletta·Sound EngineerRaphaël Devillers·Sound Mix TechnicianMatthieu Tertois·Sound Mix TechnicianChu-Li Shewring·Sound RecordistBen Rivers·Sound RecordistBen Russell·Sound RecordistNicolas Becker·Sound DesignerPhilippe Ciompi·Sound RecordistGérard Lamps·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Production· 3
Indrek Kasela·ProducerNadia Turincev·ProducerJulie Gayet·Producer
By the Numbers
60.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#3A3E40
#7C8182
#9D6A4C
Mood
Eerie, Melancholic, Mysterious
Composition
Layered
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a dark, moody landscape with a body of water in the foreground and trees lining the distant shore under a cloudy sky. The sky reflects in th”

dramaexperimental
Key Elements
RowboatWaterTreesClouds
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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