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Lila

2018 · 27 min

A quiet, bittersweet short about a bitter woman thawing toward life; tender and sad without being sentimental.

Directed by
Maj-Britt La Cour
Genres
Drama
Overview
Lillian is hit by terminal cancer and she is angry. She pushes her daughter and grandson away to sit alone and wait for death. But life keeps interrupting her, and one day she finds herself standing in front of a man who wants to teach her to dance. As the sickness grows inside her body, a zest for life is suddenly forming. But can she escape reality?

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Directed by
Maj-Britt La Cour
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • grief
  • family
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
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Directed by
Maj-Britt La Cour
Runtime
27 min

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