Name: Dreams of a Life
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: 2011-08-16
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Cast: Zawe Ashton, Alix Luka-Cain, Cornell John, Neelam Bakshi, Frances Cooper

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Story

Would anyone miss you?

A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.

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Mystery
Social Isolation
Character Study
Melancholy
Intriguing
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London
Bleak
Haunting

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Directed by: Carol Morley
Written by: Carol Morley
Produced by: Cairo Cannon, James Mitchell

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August 16, 2011 · 1 h 35 min · Drama, Documentary

Released: August 16, 2011
Runtime: 1 h 35 min
Genres: Drama, Documentary
Original language: English
Made in: United Kingdom, Ireland
Box office: $6,595
Available in: 7 countries

Tropes

The Shut-In, Dying Alone, Exhausted Eye Bags +9

The Shut-In
Dying Alone
Exhausted Eye Bags
Promotion to Parent
Downer Ending
Riddle for the Ages
Missing Mom
Surprisingly Sudden Death
Book on the Head
Nothing Is Scarier
Snowy Screen of Death
Domestic Abuse

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Where can I stream Dreams of a Life?

It streams in 4 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is Dreams of a Life worth watching?

68

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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 77%, and Metacritic 62).

Will I feel good after watching Dreams of a Life?

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Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for melancholy and 8 for bleakness, against 3 for hopefulness.