Underplayed Gems

Shelf Life (1993)

Shelf Life poster
Directed by
Paul Bartel
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 21m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman navigates her mundane life and relationships in a small town. The story focuses on her interactions with two other people as they deal with personal struggles and unexpected events.

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What happens

Shelf Life is a 1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Paul Bartel. The final film Bartel directed before he died in 2000, it stars O-Lan Jones, Andrea Stein, and Jim Turner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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