Ironweed

Ironweed

Hard times and Good times. Francis and Helen.

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Release Date

12/18/1987

Runtime

143 mins

Genres

Overview

An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$27,000,000

Revenue

$7,300,000

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A haunting portrait of a man confronting the ruins of his life and the ghosts of his past during a desolate Halloween homecoming. The film moves through sorrow and occasional grace with the weight of decades hanging over every moment.

Mood

MelancholicWistfulBleakContemplative

Themes

RedemptionGriefAddictionMemoryFamily

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDesaturated

Structure

Linear

Heads up

AddictionSuicide and self-harm

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