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Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

2017 · 92 min

A warm, wistful portrait that lets a sharp mind muse on loss and craft, feeling like an intimate conversation with someone you admire.

Directed by: Griffin Dunne
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Joan Didion, Griffin Dunne, Hilton Als

Overview: Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.

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Directed by: Griffin Dunne
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Joan Didion, Griffin Dunne, Hilton Als

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
memory
identity
art
family
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Griffin Dunne
Starring: Joan Didion, Griffin Dunne, Hilton Als, David Hare, Phyllis Rifield, Amy Robinson, Shelley Wanger, Harrison Ford
Music: Nathan Halpern
Cinematography: Reed Morano, Tom Hurwitz
Runtime: 92 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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