Nine Lives
Every life has a story. And every story has a life of its own.
Writer/Director Rodrigo Garcia leads an incredible ensemble cast in this masterful film about nine uninterrupted moments in the lives of nine unique women. Sandra desperately wants to connect with her daughter from behind prison walls; Diana confronts an old lover; Holly challenges her stepfather; Sonia reels from her boyfriend's disclosure; Samantha is stuck as a peacemaker between her two parents; Lorna attempts to comfort her ex-husband; Ruth considers an affair; Camille faces the limitations of her body; and Maggie discusses life while in a cemetery.
Timely, powerful and provocative, these interweaving tales confront the relationships, past and present, which hold us captive. Nine women. Nine histories. Nine mysteries. Nine Lives.
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Ok - denisestone
Overall this was an ok movie. I did not know what to expect when I started it but it developed nicely. It was a combination of 9 short films that kind of worked together. I enjoyed it as there were parts that were dull and slow but I knew they would move quickly as there were going to be all 9 short films. Overall, I would recommend this for an afternoon watch.Pretty good, and fun to watch - RayneeDeigh
I think this is the kind of movie you either love or hate. Luckily I loved it. The acting was believable and fun to watch, and the situations were such that you felt empathy for the characters. That said, there really is no beginning, middle, and end because it's a collection of nine stories. They're "connected" in various ways, but not enough to call it a continuous story or plot. If that makes you uncomfortable or if you greatly desire closure at the end of movies, you probably won't like this. If you love movies that give you the freedom to imagine for yourself what the women might have gone on to do in their lives, this is an excellent movie for you.Regret - RoddyPiper
To regret is “to remember with distress or longing.”
The things we didn't do, and now regret not doing them . . . the things we did, and now regret we did them . . . if they were the right decisions, why does regret linger on into the present? Some things that happened may have been beyond our control, but how can we escape the great regret they continue to cause, years and years later?
Here are nine situations that mirror these questions. The camera follows the principals in each 10 or 15 minute slice of life; there is no internal editing in these scenes. The extra features bundled on the DVD show how each segment of the film was made “in a single [uninterrupted] shot,” and how the actors, despite the huge added pressure this method caused them, essentially reveled in the opportunity -- to play a part straight through, without having to endure the usual, artificial, scene-by-scene cutting and editing in the construction of a typical movie. To experience this singular technical methodology alone, the movie is worth seeing.
The delightful Dakota Fanning, in the “Maggie” segment, asks her mother (played by Glenn Close) if a cat really has nine lives. The situations in the nine segments are types of regrets that are very common for everyone to experience -- we will probably have all nine in the course of our lives, or already have had all the experience of: moving away from a place we were attached to, or staying; hanging on to a person who has died, or not; an opportunity for an affair is backed away from, or accepted; a decision is made not to rekindle an old flame, or to proceed; to go under the knife, or not; losing control when control is absolutely required, or letting go.
In a sense each segment represents a switching point where a life takes a turn, or decides not to take a turn. Do we have nine potential lives, but regrettably, can only live one?
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Ok - denisestone
Overall this was an ok movie. I did not know what to expect when I started it but it developed nicely. It was a combination of 9 short films that kind of worked together. I enjoyed it as there were parts that were dull and slow but I knew they would move ...Pretty good, and fun to watch - RayneeDeigh
I think this is the kind of movie you either love or hate. Luckily I loved it. The acting was believable and fun to watch, and the situations were such that you felt empathy for the characters. That said, there really is no beginning, middle, and end because ...Regret - RoddyPiper
To regret is “to remember with distress or longing.”
The things we didn't do, and now regret not doing them . . . the things we did, and now regret we did them . . . if they were the right decisions, why does regret linger on into the present? Some ...