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Ruth & Erica

2012 · 1 season

A quiet, intimate look at a strained mother-daughter relationship, carried by small moments and unspoken tension.

Created by
Amy Lippman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maura Tierney, Lois Smith, Philip Baker Hall
Overview
A woman struggles with her mother's reluctance to make the life changes necessary in light of her increasing frailty.

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Created by
Amy Lippman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maura Tierney, Lois Smith, Philip Baker Hall
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • parenthood
    • aging
    • identity
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Amy Lippman
    Written by
    Amy Lippman
    Starring
    Maura Tierney, Lois Smith, Philip Baker Hall, Steven Weber, Brad Robinson, Rosalind Chao, Michael C. Hall, Caitlin Gerard
    Music
    Jon Ehrlich
    Cinematography
    Kenneth Zunder, Tommy Maddox-Upshaw
    Length
    1 seasons, 13 episodes, 8 min each
    Network
    YouTube
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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