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Dreams of a Life

Would anyone miss you?

2011 · 1h 35m Documentary, Drama
Directed by Carol Morley

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Overview

A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.

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70%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Somewhere at the bottom of this story is an ache about the value of a life.

Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Fresh

Its holes or omissions cannot diminish the gaping eloquence of the situation and the questions that arise.

David Thomson, The New Republic
Rotten

For all its subtext about identity and London's social fabric, "Dreams of a Life" leaves too many blanks and is ultimately more frustrating than rewarding.

Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh

A riveting tale of a onetime vivacious personality, described by those who knew her as "stunning," "lovely," and "very well liked," but who nevertheless died alone, friendless and seemingly missed by nobody.

Charles Gant, Variety
Fresh

Director Morley has at least restored something of a soul to her subject.

Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York

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