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Emma's Dilemma

2012·Movie
1h 23min

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Strong craft, striking style, light on feelings.

Energy

Calm and low-key

  • Tension5
  • Fast Pace5
  • Adrenaline4

Heart

Emotionally reserved

Much of it is about growing up.

  • Coming of Age8
  • Pathos5
  • Melancholy4

Humor

Some absurdist humor and sharp wit

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Absurdist Humor7
  • Wit & Wordplay6
  • Dark Humor4

World

Growing up, everyday modern life, and the mind

  • Dialogue Centrality8
  • Novelty8
  • World Immersion6

Craft

Standout dialogue

Layered plot that rewards full attention.

  • Dialogue Quality8
  • Complexity8
  • Direction7

Style

Standout editing

  • Editing8
  • Cinematography7
  • Visual Stylization7

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About

Henry Hills’s Emma’s Dilemma reinvents the portrait for the age of digital reproduction. In a set of tour-de-force probes into the images and essences of such downtown luminaries as Richard Foreman, Ken Jacobs, and Carolee Schneemann, Hills’s cinematic inventions literally turn the screen upside down and inside out. In this epic journey into the picaresque, we follow Emma Bee Bernstein, our intrepid protagonist, from her pre-teen innocence to her late teen-attitude, as she learns about the downtown art scene firsthand. In the process, Hills reimagines the art of video in a style that achieves the density, complexity, and visual richness of his greatest films.
Experimental Video ArtDowntown Art SceneComing-of-Age JourneyPicaresque NarrativeMeta-Narrative ExplorationTechnological InnovationDigital ReproductionAbstract Cinematography

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Is Emma's Dilemma worth watching?

10
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Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 10/100. The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is Emma's Dilemma?

1 h 23 min

Emma's Dilemma runs 1 h 23 min.

What language is Emma's Dilemma in?

English

It was made in English.