Time Indefinite
1993
7.0 (10)
1 hr 54 min
English
Love, family, and the search for better camera angles.
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.
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- Released
- Production
- ZDF, Homemade Movies, Channel 4 Television
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Top Cast
Steve Ascher as Himself
Michael Blumenthal as Himself
Robert Gardner as Himself
Natalie Hawley as Herself
Ross McElwee as Himself
Charleen Swansea as Herself
Marilyn Levine as Herself
Dede McElwee as Herself
Top Crew
Ross McElwee · Director, Writer
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