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Time Indefinite
“Love, family, and the search for better camera angles.”
7.0 / 10• 1993• 1h 54m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
After documentarian Ross McElwee gets married, a series of misfortunes follow: his grandmother dies, his wife miscarries, and then his father dies less than a week later. Shaken by the sudden string of deaths, McElwee becomes depressed. After spending time with his friend and former high school poetry teacher, Charlene, he goes to meet his brother, a doctor. In a series of interviews, McElwee contemplates his morbid preoccupation with death and tries to figure out how to shake it off.
Cast & Crew
SA
Steve Ascher
Himself
LeadMB
Michael Blumenthal
Himself
Robert Gardner
Himself
NH
Natalie Hawley
Herself
Ross McElwee
Himself
Charleen Swansea
Herself
ML
Marilyn Levine
Herself
DM
Dede McElwee
Herself
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ross McElwee's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Time Indefinite is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
