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I'm Not There

Movie · 2007 · 135 min

A kaleidoscopic, intellectually playful portrait that feels like watching a life refract through six different lenses, demanding but rewarding.

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2007 film by Todd Haynes
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Year
2007
Runtime
135 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • art
  • music
  • celebrity
  • media
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity9
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, biographical, musical
Directed by
Todd Haynes
Written by
Todd Haynes, Oren Moverman
Starring
Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Julianne Moore, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Michelle Williams, Kris Kristofferson, Charlotte Gainsbourg
Music
Bob Dylan
Cinematography
Edward Lachman
Runtime
135 min
Country
United States, Germany
Languages
English

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