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 neo noir, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of family & loyalty and betrayal play out through non linear / fractured timeline.

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 Coastal Sea

When

1990s 1970s

Premise & themes

Premise

Neo Noir

Themes

Family & LoyaltyBetrayal

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured Timeline

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Two HanderFemale Led

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Dolores Claiborne

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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