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Tender Fictions

1995·Movie
58min

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Immersive world, strong craft, low-key.

Energy

Calm and low-key

  • Tension4
  • Fast Pace4
  • Adrenaline3

Heart

Nostalgic

Much of it is about growing up and family.

  • Coming of Age8
  • Nostalgia7
  • Family Dynamics7

Humor

Some satire and sharp wit

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Satire & Parody7
  • Wit & Wordplay6
  • Absurdist Humor5

World

A real life story, society, and everyday modern life

  • Dialogue Centrality8
  • Novelty8
  • Ambiguity7

Craft

Standout performances and characters

  • Acting8
  • Character Depth8
  • Meta Narrative8

Style

Standout editing

  • Editing8
  • Cinematography7
  • Visual Stylization7

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About

Childhood stories of the artist as a young lesbian and intimate tales of the lesbian as a young artist underscore the filmmaker's life of performances. With a Swiss army knife she robs an American Express Bank in Morocco, accosts a shepherd in a field on International Women's Day, and tap dances on Shirley Temple's star on Hollywood Boulevard. This child movie star was the ideal by which Hammer's ambitious mother measured her own Barbie. Grandma, already a cook for Lillian Gish in Hollywood, introduced the cute, loquacious child and her mother to D.W. Griffith. Lesbian autobiography is a slender genre, so Hammer draws from general culture studies for critique and to provide an ironic edge to the synthesized "voices of authority".
Lesbian AutobiographyPerformance ArtAvant-Garde FilmmakingFeminist CritiqueExperimental NarrativeSocial CommentaryQueer IdentityPersonal DocumentaryIntimate Storytelling

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No sequels or prequels available

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Is Tender Fictions worth watching?

66
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Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66/100 (IMDb 7.3). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is Tender Fictions rated?

NuditySexual content

Content advisories: nudity and sexual content.

How long is Tender Fictions?

0 h 58 min

Tender Fictions runs 0 h 58 min.

Is Tender Fictions based on a true story?

Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.

What language is Tender Fictions in?

English

It was made in English. Produced in United States.