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Nine Lives
2005 115 min United States of America, Mexico R 18+
★7.0
Drama, Romance
Director: Rodrigo García
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Description
Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.
US Gross:
$478,830
Starring
Kathy Baker
Actor
Amy Brenneman
Actor
Glenn Close
Actor
Awards
9 wins & 10 nominations
Key opinion
Nine Lives is an ambitious arthouse drama featuring a series of interconnected vignettes that explore the complex emotional lives of women. While the film is widely praised for its exceptional performances and technical ambition, opinions are split on whether its sparse, vignette-based narrative achieves profound insight or remains somewhat diffuse and underdeveloped.
| Acting | The cast delivers consistently powerful and naturalistic performances that ground the film's intimate character studies. | |
| Direction | Director Rodrigo García’s decision to utilize extended long takes creates a raw, immersive atmosphere that allows emotional truth to unfold without interruption. | |
| Cinematography | The score and visual style offer a calm, understated aesthetic that effectively contrasts with the internal pain of the characters. | |
| Screenplay | The vignette structure is viewed by some as an effective, compressed method for portraying complex female psychology, while others find the episodic nature leads to a diffuse and unsatisfying narrative experience. | |
| Theme | Some viewers find the dialogue and narrative depth to be poignant and revelatory, whereas critics argue that the writing often lacks necessary substance. |