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Nine Lives

2005 · 115 min

A quiet, intimate mosaic of women's lives, each vignette unfolding in one unbroken take, heavy with unspoken feeling and raw emotional honesty.

Directed by: Rodrigo García
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Elpidia Carrillo

Tagline: Every life has a story. And every story has a life of its own.
Overview: Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.

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Directed by: Rodrigo García
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Elpidia Carrillo

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
grief
parenthood
isolation
Places: home
big city
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Rodrigo García
Written by: Rodrigo García
Starring: Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Elpidia Carrillo, Glenn Close, Stephen Dillane, Dakota Fanning, William Fichtner, LisaGay Hamilton
Music: Edward Shearmur
Cinematography: Xavier Grobet
Runtime: 115 min
Country: United States of America, Mexico
Languages: English, Spanish

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