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God Loves Caviar poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 69.0 / 100
2012·Adventure / Biography / Drama·1h 39m

GOD LOVES CAVIAR

The true-life, stranger-than-fiction tale of eighteenth-century Greek pirate turned merchant Ioannis Varvakis, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of one of the largest mercantile empires in Europe.

Above the Line
Yannis Smaragdis·DirectorPanagiotis Pashidis·WriterVladimir Valutskiy·WriterAris Stavrou·Director of PhotographyMinos Matsas·MusicYorgos Mavropsaridis·Editor
Cast
Sebastian Koch·Ioannis VarvakisEvgeniy Stychkin·IvanJuan Diego Botto·Alexios LefentariosOlga Sutulova·Helena RomachoffJohn Cleese·McCormickCatherine Deneuve·Empress Catherine II of RussiaAlexandra Sakelaropoulou·Varvakis' MotherAkis Sakellariou·Kimonas (school teacher)Fotini Baxevani·LudmillaLakis Lazopoulos·Fisherman of God
Full Crew
(26 credits)
Directing· 1
Yannis Smaragdis·Director
Writing· 4
Panagiotis Pashidis·WriterVladimir Valutskiy·WriterYannis Smaragdis·WriterJackie Pavlenko·Writer
Camera· 1
Aris Stavrou·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Yorgos Mavropsaridis·Editor
Sound & Music· 9
Minos Matsas·MusicAlexandros Sidiropoulos·Sound EditorGábor Császár·ADR Recording EngineerMarinos Athanasopoulos·SoundAttila Tõzsér·ADR Recording EngineerAris Louziotis·Sound EditorValia Tserou·ADR Recording EngineerMinos Matsas·SoundKostas Varympopiotis·Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 1
Lala Huete·Costume Designer
Production· 5
Eleni Smaragdi·ProducerMarielli Lazopoulou·Executive ProducerKostantza Sbokou-Konstantakopoulou·ProducerAlbert Espel·Line ProducerGrigoris Kokkinakis·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 4
Michalis Samiotis·Special EffectsDimitris Gerpinis·Special EffectsAntonis Nikolaou·Visual Effects SupervisorAntonis Kotzias·Visual Effects Supervisor
By the Numbers
69.0
OF 100
Master Score
5.9
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
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Mood
Serious
Composition
Layered
Era
18th Century
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a close-up of a man in period clothing on the left side of the frame. He has dark hair, a beard, and is wearing a red coat with gold e”

Key Elements
ManPierBoatBuildingMovie Poster
Atmosphere
Historical
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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