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A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments.
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Nostalgic, character-led, intimate and contemplative.
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- contemplativerelentless
- resolvedopen-ended
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Cast
- Bill BlakemoreSelf
- Geoffrey CocksSelf
- Juli KearnsSelf
- John Fell RyanSelf
- Jay WeidnerSelf
Crew
- Rodney AscherDirector
- Rodney AscherWriter
- Jonathan SnipesOriginal Music Composer
- William HutsonOriginal Music Composer
- Rodney AscherEditor
- Tim KirkProducer
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