American Woman (2019)
- Directed by
- Semi Chellas
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 4.9 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman in her 30s takes in a young radical on the run. She struggles with her own past and the quiet tensions of her life as they hide out together.
understatedintrospectivedeliberaterestrainedreflectiveatmosphericlow-keyemotional
What happens
American Woman is a 2019 drama film written and directed by Semi Chellas, in her feature directorial debut. It stars Hong Chau, Sarah Gadon, John Gallagher Jr., Lola Kirke, David Cubitt, Jordan Pettle, Richard Walters and Ellen Burstyn. Based on the 2003 novel of the same title by Susan Choi, the film is a fictional account of Wendy Yoshimura, the real-life woman who cared for heiress Patty Hearst after she was abducted. It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 28, 2019, was released in Canada on June 30, 2020, by Elevation Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Boxed (2019)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.