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1980 Drama
USA
2h 4min
R
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A quietly formidable portrait of how the quality of attention one pays can mean the difference between love and the end thereof, Ordinary People sees death as a site of unraveling. A son dies in an accident; his mother, father, and brother are thrown into dysfunctionality when their own tensions erupt in his wake. Shot with a simplicity that reinforces the drama emerging from characters' internal states,
Directed by | Robert Redford |
Written by | Judith Guest, Alvin Sargent |
Company | Paramount PicturesParamount PicturesParamount Pictures |
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