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The Life Before Her Eyes (2008)

The Life Before Her Eyes (2008)
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Based on author Laura Kasischke's novel The Life Before Her Eyes, House of Sand and Fog director Vadim Perelman's provocative study of memory, morality, and conscience stars Uma Thurman as the guilt-ridden survivor of a harrowing, Columbine-like high-school shooting. To any outsider, Diana (played as a young girl by actress Evan Rachel Wood) and Maureen (Eva Amurri) were polar opposites; Diana was always questioning authority, while Maureen quietly went about fulfilling the expectations of her devoutly religious family. Yet it was precisely theses differences that drew the two girls to one another and found them gradually growing to become best friends. As with any anxious high-school student, Diana and Maureen both existed in that strange grey zone between childhood and adulthood that found them constantly pondering the endless possibilities that awaited them in the outside world. Flash forward years later, and Diana's (played as an adult by Thurman) life isn't anything like she imagined it would be as a young girl. As Diana's traumatic past gradually comes into focus, it soon becomes obvious that she was profoundly affected by a pivotal event that occurred just prior to her high-school graduation. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood, (more)
Director(s):
Vadim Perelman
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
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Synopsis of The Life Before Her Eyes

Based on author Laura Kasischke's novel The Life Before Her Eyes, House of Sand and Fog director Vadim Perelman's provocative study of memory, morality, and conscience stars Uma Thurman as the guilt-ridden survivor of a harrowing, Columbine-like high-school shooting. To any outsider, Diana (played as a young girl by actress Evan Rachel Wood) and Maureen (Eva Amurri) were polar opposites; Diana was always questioning authority, while Maureen quietly went about fulfilling the expectations of her devoutly religious family. Yet it was precisely theses differences that drew the two girls to one another and found them gradually growing to become best friends. As with any anxious high-school student, Diana and Maureen both existed in that strange grey zone between childhood and adulthood that found them constantly pondering the endless possibilities that awaited them in the outside world. Flash forward years later, and Diana's (played as an adult by Thurman) life isn't anything like she imagined it would be as a young girl. As Diana's traumatic past gradually comes into focus, it soon becomes obvious that she was profoundly affected by a pivotal event that occurred just prior to her high-school graduation. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
90 mins

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Director(s):
Vadim Perelman
Writer(s):
Emil Stern
Producer(s):
Marc Butan, Aimee Peyronnet, Vadim Perelman
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Violence, Adult Situations, Profanity, Drug Content)
Categories:
Independent Films, Mystery & Suspense
The Life Before Her Eyes Awards:
  • 2008 - Women Film Critics Circle - Hall of Shame
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    David M.

    The only thing that makes sense is to assume that instead of flashing back over one's life, as people say one does when dying, is to assume that the main character flashed forward as she was dying. Thus the title, "The life before her eyes". Therefore, even her taking the flowers into the school at the end never really happened. It was all part of her "well imagined" life. That's why she told the girl she was not a survivor. I assume her dark-haired Christian friend got out of town, since we never saw her as an adult. I'll have to give it another look to test my theory. Very well acted movie thought. Uma is awesome.

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    Steve B.

    After reading some of the reviews here I have a better understanding of this movie. Especially the ending. This is one awesome movie. You will be feeling so many different emotions after this one. Brilliant performances by both Thurman and Wood.

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    Pamela L.

    I'm usually good with twists and turns but this one had me baffled. Is it important that a movie ties everything together at the end? No. The problem with this one is at the very end it goes through a series of flashbacks and tries to tie everything together and fails. It could've ended more abruptly without failure. There's nothing wrong with a movie leaving you to ponder at the end "What just happened?"

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