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Song One

2014 · 86 min

A quiet, tender immersion into grief and music, where small moments and gentle songs carry the emotional weight.

Genres
Drama
Tagline
A moment can change everything.
Overview
Estranged from her family, Franny returns home when an accident leaves her brother comatose. Retracing his life as an aspiring musician, she tracks down his favorite musician, James Forester. Against the backdrop of Brooklyn’s music scene, Franny and James develop an unexpected relationship and face the realities of their lives.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • love
  • music
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Kate Barker-Froyland
Written by
Kate Barker-Froyland
Starring
Anne Hathaway, Johnny Flynn, Mary Steenburgen, Ben Rosenfield, Lola Kirke, Gideon Glick, Al Thompson, Jessamine Kelley
Music
Jenny Lewis, Johnathan Rice
Cinematography
John Guleserian
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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