Release Date: August 3rd, 2012
DVD Release Date: December 11th, 2012
Not Yet Rated|1 hr 35 min
Plot Summary
Carol Morley chronicles the life of Joyce Vincent, an elderly woman who died at home and was left there for three years.
Cast: Zawe Ashton, Jonathan Harden, Daren Elliott Holmes, Jay Simpson, Alix Luka-Cain, Ki'juan Whitton
Director: Carol Morley
Genres: Docudrama
This barely conceivable story of neglect and loneliness is given heartbreaking new life by Morley, with Zawe Ashton standing in effectively for the tragic young singer. show more
Carol Morley's sadly fascinating Dreams of a Life, which plays like a more artful cousin to TV's true-crime documentaries, slowly assembles a portrait of Vincent, unfolding in a way that should earn fans in its niche theatrical run. show more
Dreams of a Life succeeds in making its point about the unkowability of the people in our lives, but there isn't quite enough substance here to fully sustain the film. show more
