How Do I Love Thee 1970

This promotional poster for the film *How Do I Love Thee* by Robert McGinnis shows us a world of madcap fun! The whole mise-en-scène feels almost like a theatre stage, with the actors pushing the narrative forward. You can imagine McGinnis carefully placing each element. The bodies are these gestural marks, all arcing toward this one, crazy moment. The family’s literally pulling itself apart, ripping this poor piano in half—maybe it symbolizes something repressed in the family dynamic. I like how the figures float on the canvas. The artist has positioned this guy right at the bottom—he’s got that piano on his shoulders, and he’s like, gritting his teeth. You can sense how this whole scenario relies on his strength. There’s something super dynamic about the composition. It’s all balanced, you know? The colors, the placement of figures—you can feel McGinnis’s hand in every decision. It’s like he’s saying, ‘Here’s a world, a moment, all held together by a laugh.