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The Sensation of Sight

2006 · 134 min

A quiet, introspective drift through a small town's sorrows, asking for patience as it slowly reveals its emotional weight.

Genres
Drama
Tagline
When life becomes a second language...
Overview
An English teacher sells encyclopedias while searching for the meaning of life.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • grief
  • identity
  • isolation
  • family
  • healing
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Aaron J. Wiederspahn
Written by
Aaron J. Wiederspahn
Starring
David Strathairn, Ian Somerhalder, Daniel Gillies, Jane Adams, Ann Cusack, Elisabeth Waterston, Joseph Mazzello, Scott Wilson
Music
Rupert A. Thompson
Cinematography
Christophe Lanzenberg
Runtime
134 min
Languages
English

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