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Time Indefinite

Time Indefinite

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

1993 1h 54mDocumentary

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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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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Ross McElweeRoss McElweeDirector

Cast

Steve AscherHimself
Michael BlumenthalHimself
Robert GardnerRobert GardnerHimself
Natalie HawleyHerself
Ross McElweeRoss McElweeHimself
Charleen SwanseaCharleen SwanseaHerself
Marilyn LevineHerself
Dede McElweeHerself
Adrian McElweeAdrian McElweeHimself
John McElweeHimself
Ross McElwee Jr.Himself

Director

Ross McElwee

Writer

Ross McElwee

Release date

12 May 1993

Runtime

1h 54m

Studio

ZDF, Homemade Movies, Channel 4 Television

Language

English

Countries

United States of America,United Kingdom,Germany

Where to watch · US

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