Amy
Genres
Overview
'Amy, is narrated by a model (Liisa Repo-Martell) who’s painfully uncomfortable with her own body and “old woman’s” face. Astonishing closing image is a tightly composed telephoto shot on the start of a marathon race among young schoolgirls, dashing toward and then across the screen in ultra-slo-mo, and accompanied by a girls’ chorus hauntingly singing Brian Wilson’s God Only Knows. Widely eclectic lensing and looks in various media and in color and black-and-white flow nicely from one section to the next, aided by gifted editor Mark Karbusicky.' ~ Robert Koehler, Variety - Part 7 of 7-part bio-feature Public Lighting (2004).
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
17 min
Release Date
2004-08-31
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Liisa Repo-Martell
Amy
0.0
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5.5
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6.5
Anamorphosis
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5.4
Changing
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8.0
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5.3
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6.3
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5.5
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6.8
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6.6
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6.1
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4.8
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0.0
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5.0
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0.0
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5.3
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0.0
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5.2
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4.5
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