Movie

Picture This

1991 · 58 min

A candid, uneasy look behind the scenes of a troubled production, capturing creative obsession and fraying nerves with raw honesty.

Tagline: Once upon a time a movie company shot an Academy Award winning film in a small Texas Town... For the people involved, nothing was ever the same
Overview: A visceral deconstruction of Academy Award nominated Peter Bogdanovich and the nervous breakdown he nearly had while shooting THE LAST PICTURE SHOW.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Art, obsession, ambition, memory
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
obsession
ambition
memory
identity
Places: small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild