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Tracks

1976 · 92 min

A slow, introspective journey through a veteran's fractured mind, blending tender romance with haunting war flashbacks.

Directed by
Henry Jaglom
Genres
Drama
Tagline
HIs war would never end.
Overview
A soldier returns from Vietnam on special assignment, accompanying the body of his friend by train to California for burial. During the trip, he falls in love with a gentle college student. But their relationship is shattered by his flashbacks to combat.

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Directed by
Henry Jaglom
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • love
  • isolation
  • memory
  • war
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Henry Jaglom
Written by
Henry Jaglom
Starring
Dennis Hopper, Taryn Power, Dean Stockwell, Topo Swope, Alfred Ryder, Zack Norman, Michael Emil, Nate Esformes
Cinematography
Paul Glickman
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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