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Charleen (1978)

Charleen poster
Original title
Charleen or How Long Has This Been Going On?
Directed by
Ross McElwee
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
54 min
Rated
NR
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Charleen Swansea, a poetry teacher and friend of the filmmaker. It shows her daily life and her relationships with people around her in an unscripted way.

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What happens

Charleen is a 1977 observational documentary film directed and shot by Ross McElwee, about his friend and former poetry teacher, Charleen Swansea. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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