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Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

2016 · 95 min

A warm, bittersweet hangout with two glamorous, complicated women who love each other fiercely.

Directed by
Alexis Bloom, Fisher Stevens
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher, Todd Fisher
Tagline
A different kind of Hollywood love story.
Overview
An intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty featuring Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher, and Carrie Fisher.

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Directed by
Alexis Bloom, Fisher Stevens
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher, Todd Fisher
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • parenthood
    • identity
    • aging
    • love
    Places
    • home
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism9
    Romance3
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Alexis Bloom, Fisher Stevens
    Starring
    Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher, Todd Fisher, Catherine Hickland, Abe Gurko, Constance Freiberg, Griffin Dunne, Billie Lourd
    Music
    Will Bates
    Cinematography
    Vasco Nunes, Billy Peña
    Runtime
    95 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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