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An Invisible Sign

2010 · 96 min

A gentle, melancholic story about a withdrawn young teacher finding connection through her students, with a quiet warmth.

Directed by
Marilyn Agrelo
Genres
Family, Drama, Romance
Tagline
Count on the unexpected.
Overview
Mona Gray is a 20-year-old loner who, as a child, turned to math for salvation after her father became ill. As an adult, Mona now teaches the subject and must help her students through their own crises.

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Directed by
Marilyn Agrelo
Genres
Family, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • healing
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
family, drama, romance, comedy
Directed by
Marilyn Agrelo
Written by
Michael Ellis, Pamela Falk
Starring
Jessica Alba, Bailee Madison, J.K. Simmons, Chris Messina, Sonia Braga, John Shea, Sophie Nyweide, Marylouise Burke
Cinematography
Lisa Rinzler
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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