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Time Indefinite

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After documentarian Ross McElwee gets married, a series of misfortunes follow: his grandmother dies, his wife miscarries, and then his father dies less than a week later. Shaken by the sudden string of deaths, McElwee becomes depressed. After spending time with his friend and former high school poetry teacher, Charlene, he goes to meet his brother, a doctor. In a series of interviews, McElwee contemplates his morbid preoccupation with death and tries to figure out how to shake it off.

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Nell Minow Movie Mom Heartbreakingly touching and lovely. Rated: 5/5 Jul 20, 2003 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Leo Goldsmith Not Coming to a Theater Near You If Sherman's March is McElwee's meditation on eros, then Time Indefinite is his thanatopsis. Mar 24, 2006 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com The title's a bit of a tipoff: This is McElwee trying to be a little too serious. Rated: 3/5 Dec 2, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 14, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The more introspective, dark, version of Sherman's March, filled with philosophical pondering about the nature of life, death, and family. A moving work. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Another amazing look at life from Ross!!!!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member The more introspective, dark, version of Sherman's March, filled with philosophical pondering about the nature of life, death, and family. A moving work. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member This film kicked my ass. In a good way. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member You should see Sherman's March before this one. This is nice, but slow. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member His most famous film may be Sherman's March, but for me Time Indefinite is definitely Ross McElwee's masterpiece--a beautiful, absorbing, personal and profound reflection on family, mortality and the cycles of life. Anyone who thinks that a documentary with a point of view or where the filmmaker puts himself in the film is NOT a documentary (which you most often hear these days) should watch Ross McElwee's films. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After documentarian Ross McElwee gets married, a series of misfortunes follow: his grandmother dies, his wife miscarries, and then his father dies less than a week later. Shaken by the sudden string of deaths, McElwee becomes depressed. After spending time with his friend and former high school poetry teacher, Charlene, he goes to meet his brother, a doctor. In a series of interviews, McElwee contemplates his morbid preoccupation with death and tries to figure out how to shake it off.
Director
Ross McElwee
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 57m