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American Widow

2009 · 305 min

A long, fragmented, austere art-film experience that drifts across countries and women, asking patience and offering mood over story.

Directed by
C.S. Leigh
Genres
Drama
Starring
Marina Defavoroy, Yekaterina Golubeva, Cat Power
Overview
Five Hours. Six Countries. Seven Chapters. Eight Conflicts. Nine Women.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
C.S. Leigh
Genres
Drama
Starring
Marina Defavoroy, Yekaterina Golubeva, Cat Power
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Tone
    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
    • memory
    • death
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness7
    Complexity9
    Emotional weight8

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    C.S. Leigh
    Written by
    C.S. Leigh
    Starring
    Marina Defavoroy, Yekaterina Golubeva, Cat Power, Anna Thomson
    Music
    John Cale
    Cinematography
    C.S. Leigh, Joachim Høge
    Runtime
    305 min
    Country
    France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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