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Is Edith's Diary worth watching?
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DecentGoodWatch scoreOpinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64 (IMDb 6.8).
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When Edith Howland's husband abandons her for a younger woman, leaving her with their alcoholic son and his senile uncle, she begins recording details of an imaginary, much more successful life where she has friends and grandchildren. However, this diversion soon grows unhealthy when she becomes slowly convinced that the fantasies are real.
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- Hans W. Geißendörfer
- Written by
- Hans W. Geißendörfer, Patricia Highsmith
- Produced by
- Hans W. Geißendörfer, Luggi Waldleitner, Willi Segler
- Music by
- Jürgen Knieper
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Facts
September 1, 1983 · 1 h 42 min · Disturbing Imagery
- Released
- September 1, 1983
- Runtime
- 1 h 42 min
- Content
- Disturbing Imagery
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- German
- Made in
- Germany
- Keywords
- based on novel or book
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4 questions, like "Is Edith's Diary worth watching?"
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Is Edith's Diary plot-driven or character-driven?
CharactersPlot
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (9 of 10) more than on its plot.
Will I feel good after watching Edith's Diary?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 9 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.
Is Edith's Diary in English?
German
No, it was made in German.