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Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002)

Personal Velocity: Three Portraits poster
Original title
Personal Velocity
Directed by
Rebecca Miller
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
R
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 46 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three women are each trapped by men in their lives. They find their own way to leave and start over.

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What happens

Personal Velocity: Three Portraits is a 2002 American drama film written and directed by Rebecca Miller. It stars Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey, and Fairuza Balk as three women who escape from their afflicted lives as each struggles to flee from the men who confine their personal freedom. Personal Velocity: Three Portraits premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 12, 2002, where it won the Grand Jury Prize and the Excellence in Cinematography Award. It was theatrically released in the United States on November 22, 2002 to positive reviews from critics. At the 18th Independent Spirit Awards, Miller won the John Cassavetes Award, while Posey was nominated for Best Female Lead, and Kuras was nominated for Best Cinematography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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