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Still Life

2001 · 11 min

A quiet, intimate portrait of stubborn devotion that lingers in small domestic gestures and leaves a heavy ache.

Directed by
Sima Urale
Overview
A husband struggles to care for his ailing wife and refuses their children's demands that they move into care.

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Directed by
Sima Urale
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • aging
  • family
  • love
  • isolation
  • parenthood
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight8

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Directed by
Sima Urale
Runtime
11 min

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