The Life Before Her Eyes
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- Synopsis
- Based on author Laura Kasischke's novel The Life Before Her Eyes, House of Sand and Fog director Vadim Perelman's provocative study of memory, morality, and conscience stars Uma Thurman as the guilt-ridden survivor of a harrowing, Columbine-like ......
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- Starring
- Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood, Eva Amurri, Brett Cullen, Oscar Isaac
- Director(s)
- Vadim Perelman
- Distributor(s)
- Magnolia
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 90 min.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites
Emotionally sophisticated, humane and worth talking about for hours.Read the full review
ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites
Of the two timelines, the one featuring the teenage Diana is more involving than the one featuring the adult version. Both lead actresses give fine performances, but Thurman has less material to work with.Read the full review
Washington Post | Ann HornadayAdd Critic to Favorites
Uma Thurman delivers a mesmerizing performance in The Life Before Her Eyes, a film that, once seen and fully digested, exerts the same haunting pull as the shattering events it chronicles.Read the full review
