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If These Walls Could Talk

1996 · 97 min

A sober, intimate triptych that traces quiet desperation and hard choices across decades, leaving a heavy, lingering sadness.

Directed by
Cher, Nancy Savoca
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
Tagline
Changing times, intimate decisions, and the four walls that hold their secrets.
Overview
A powerful, intimate portrait of three women living in the same house during different eras who all face unplanned pregnancies. The vignettes follow a recently widowed nurse struggling to take control of her life in the early 50s, a mother of four balancing raising a family and maintaining a career in the 70s, and a student making a difficult decision with the help of one woman that will change the course of both their lives in the 90s.

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Directed by
Cher, Nancy Savoca
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • gender
  • politics
  • family
  • isolation
  • trauma
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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