35 Shots of Rum
Women's Work: Essential Films by Female Filmmakers
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1h 40m
Directed by Claire Denis | 100 mins | 2008
“It’s the best father-daughter movie I can think of. And it’s one of the greatest romances, too… The dance sequence to 'Night Shift' by the Commodores is not able to be described. We are witness to the most magical thing that can happen between two people… A gift.”—Sean Price Williams
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