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Marfa Girl

2012 · 105 min

A raw, aimless drift through teenage lust and small-town boredom, unsettling and unpolished.

Directed by
Larry Clark
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Adam Mediano, Drake Burnette, Jeremy St. James
Overview
A disaffected Texas teen spends his 16th birthday getting high, hanging out and having casual sex.

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Directed by
Larry Clark
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Adam Mediano, Drake Burnette, Jeremy St. James
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • sexuality
  • isolation
  • race
  • violence
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
Bobby Johnston
Cinematography
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Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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