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Rating card: young Alain Delon (the harmony ceiling?)

LenaLv22 months ago

MAVQEN rating card

Alain Delon (1960s)

9.4

overall

harmony

9.7

dimorphism

8.9

angularity

9.2

features

9.5

physiognomy

9.3

Ran 1960s Delon through the analyzer as a calibration exercise. 9.7 harmony — highest I've seen the engine output.

What's instructive: his dimorphism is "only" 8.9. He wasn't the most masculine face of his era — he was the most balanced. Perfect thirds, ideal intercanthal spacing, nasal ratios dead center in tier 1.

Supports the research consensus: past a threshold, harmony >> raw dimorphism. Discuss.

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AnguloidLv42 months ago

The 'harmony ceiling' framing is right. Extreme dimorphism without harmony reads as 'interesting face', not 'beautiful face'. The data keeps saying balance wins.

MikaLv22 months ago

Careful with old photos though — film stock, lighting, and retouching flatter measurements. Celebrity cards should be treated as ±0.3 minimum.