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A Very Serious Person (2006)

2006-01-01 · 1h 35m · EN
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Jan, an itinerant male nurse from Denmark, takes a new job with Mrs. A, a terminally ill Manhattan woman raising her parentless thirteen-year-old grandson, Gil. Spending the summer by the shore, the emotionally reserved Jan finds himself oddly cast as a mentor to Gil in having to prepare the sensitive boy for life with his cousins in Florida after his grandmother's death.

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Charles BuschDirector, WriterCarl AndressWriter

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P.J. VerhoestP.J. VerhoestGilDana IveyDana IveyBettyPolly BergenPolly BergenMrs. ACarmen PelaezCarmen PelaezTerryCharles BuschCharles BuschJanBecky LondonBecky LondonMrs. KupchunasMarvin EinhornMarvin EinhornMr. HorowitzJonathan OspaJonathan OspaTravisBen RobertsBen RobertsWaiterHeather SchachtHeather SchachtLittle GirlJ. Smith-CameronJ. Smith-CameronCarol

Keywords

Coming of ageLife and deathAmbulanceIndependent filmOld people's nurse

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityComing Of Age · Life And Death · AmbulanceDialogue densityDramaDirector preference120663Actor preference181508 · 28230 · 1065963Country preferenceUs

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What is A Very Serious Person about?

Jan, an itinerant male nurse from Denmark, takes a new job with Mrs. A, a terminally ill Manhattan woman raising her parentless thirteen-year-old grandson, Gil. Spending the summer by the shore, the emotionally reserved Jan finds himself oddly cast as a mentor to Gil in having to prepare the sensitive boy for life with his cousins in Florida after his grandmother's death.

How long is A Very Serious Person?

A Very Serious Person has a runtime of 95 minutes.