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Wildflowers (1999)

Wildflowers poster
Directed by
Melissa Painter
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
R
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in San Francisco becomes drawn to a mysterious drifter and their connection unfolds through poetry and personal discovery. The film follows their evolving relationship against the backdrop of the California landscape.

poeticreflectivemelancholicslow-burncontemplativeintimateatmosphericquiet

What happens

Wildflowers is a 1999 drama film directed by Melissa Painter and starring Clea DuVall, Daryl Hannah, Tomas Arana and Eric Roberts. It features former United States Poet Laureate Robert Hass reading some of his own poetry. Filmed in San Francisco and Marin County, California, it was given a limited theatrical release and received a mixed reception from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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