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Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called

2022 · 53 min

A reflective, affectionate portrait that moves at an unhurried pace, inviting quiet attention to a career shaped by sensitivity and inconsistency.

Directed by
Lukas Hoffmann
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Johannes Steck, Violet Lucca, Nigel Goodall
Overview
A portrait of the actress Winona Ryder, the great muse of nineties cinema, who, although she has had an atypical and somewhat erratic career, has always offered performances as sensitive as they are honest.

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Directed by
Lukas Hoffmann
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Johannes Steck, Violet Lucca, Nigel Goodall
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    • celebrity
    • art
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    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • true story
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    • Language mild
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    Where to watch in the UK

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Lukas Hoffmann
    Written by
    Lukas Hoffmann
    Starring
    Johannes Steck, Violet Lucca, Nigel Goodall, Rekha Tulsiram, Karron Graves, Lindsay Gibb, David Seltzer, Winona Ryder
    Runtime
    53 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    English, German

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