1995 · 132 min · R

Dolores Claiborne

Name: Dolores Claiborne
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1995
Duration: 132 min
Cast: Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judy Parfitt, Christopher Plummer, David Strathairn

Directed by Taylor Hackford · Crime, Drama, Mystery

Dolores Claiborne (1995) is a Crime film, directed by Taylor Hackford set in Maine during the 1970s–1990s. It runs 132 minutes and is rated R.

A murder mystery, with a bleak and melancholic tone. Themes of family & loyalty, memory & nostalgia, and guilt & shame play out through non linear / fractured timeline and frame narrative.

Composer

Danny Elfman

Cinematography

Gabriel Beristain

Cast

Kathy BatesJennifer Jason LeighJudy ParfittChristopher PlummerDavid StrathairnEric BogosianJohn C. ReillyEllen Muth

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Maine

Setting

Island Rural

When

1990s 1970s

Premise & themes

Premise

Murder Mystery

Themes

Family & Loyalty Memory & Nostalgia Guilt & Shame

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured Timeline Frame Narrative

Tone

BleakMelancholicTense

Shape

Protagonist

Two HanderFemale Led

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Talky Dialogue Driven

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Dolores Claiborne

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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