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Silence Like Glass

1989 · 102 min

A somber, intimate hospital drama that wrings quiet heartbreak from two women's clashing spirits and shared mortality.

Directed by: Carl Schenkel
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jami Gertz, Martha Plimpton, George Peppard

Overview: True story of two diametrically opposed young women dealing with terminal illness.

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Directed by: Carl Schenkel
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jami Gertz, Martha Plimpton, George Peppard

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
isolation
friendship
class
healing
Places: hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Carl Schenkel
Written by: Donald Arthur, Carl Schenkel, Bea Hellmann
Starring: Jami Gertz, Martha Plimpton, George Peppard, Bruce Payne, Rip Torn, Gayle Hunnicutt, Dayle Haddon, Theresa Merritt
Music: Anne Dudley
Cinematography: Dietrich Lohmann
Runtime: 102 min
Country: United States of America, Germany
Languages: English

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