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Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.
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Character
Contemplative, intimate, character-led and earnest.
- contemplativerelentless
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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“Is Bette Davis the best thing in The Whales of August?”
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“Does the smallness hold it back?”
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“Is the nostalgia doing the heavy lifting?”
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Cast
- Bette DavisLibby Strong
- Lillian GishSarah Webber
- Vincent PriceMr. Maranov
- Ann SothernTisha Doughty
- Harry Carey Jr.Joshua Brackett
- Margaret LaddYoung Libby
- Mary SteenburgenYoung Sarah
- Tisha SterlingYoung Tisha
- Frank GrimesMr. Beckwith
- Frank PitkinOld Randall
Crew
- Lindsay AndersonDirector
- David BerryScreenplay
- Mike FashDirector of Photography
- Alan PriceOriginal Music Composer
- Nicolas GasterEditor
- Mike KaplanProducer
- Carolyn PfeifferProducer
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Pairings
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Let's Get Lost 198871% alikeBoth earnest, contemplative, grave.
On Chesil Beach 201871% alikeBoth intimate, contemplative, earnest.
Gods and Monsters 199871% alikeBoth intimate, contemplative, earnest.
The Golden Bowl 200071% alikeBoth contemplative, prestige, earnest.
The Remains of the Day 198970% alikeBook · Both contemplative, prestige, intimate.
Indigo 201168% alikeGame · Both contemplative, intimate, character-led.
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