Underplayed Gems

Dear Diary (1996)

Dear Diary poster
Directed by
David Frankel
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
38 min
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman keeps a diary where she records her daily life and thoughts. It follows her interactions and small observations in her world.

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What happens

Dear Diary is a TV pilot, starring Bebe Neuwirth, written and directed by David Frankel and produced by Frankel and Barry Jossen. After being rejected by ABC, it was slightly edited and put into a single Los Angeles theater for a weekend in November 1996, and went on to win an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film at the 69th Academy Awards. It was the only made-for-TV pilot ever to win an Oscar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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