CinemaOSMovie · 1993 · 1h 54m

Time Indefinite

Love, family, and the search for better camera angles.

70%(10)IMDbDocumentary

After documentarian Ross McElwee gets married, a series of misfortunes follow: his grandmother dies, his wife miscarries, and then his father dies less than a week later. Shaken by the sudden string of deaths, McElwee becomes depressed. After spending time with his friend and former high school poetry teacher, Charlene, he goes to meet his brother, a doctor. In a series of interviews, McElwee contemplates his morbid preoccupation with death and tries to figure out how to shake it off.

Directed byRoss McElwee

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 54m
Language
EN
Released
May 12, 1993
Studios
ZDFChannel 4 TelevisionHomemade Movies

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10 credited
Starring

Steve Ascher

Himself

Michael Blumenthal

Himself

Robert Gardner

Robert Gardner

Himself

Natalie Hawley

Herself

Ross McElwee

Ross McElwee

Himself

Charleen Swansea

Charleen Swansea

Herself

Marilyn Levine

Herself

Dede McElwee

Herself

Adrian McElwee

Adrian McElwee

Himself

John McElwee

Himself

Creative team
Directed by
Ross McElwee
Ross McElwee
Written by
Ross McElwee
Ross McElwee

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