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Dreams of a Life documentary

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Original title: Dreams of a Life
Year: 2011
Running time: 95 min.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Carol Morley
Screenwriter: Carol Morley
Cast: Documentary
Music: Barry Adamson
Cinematography: Mary Farbrother, Lynda Hall
Producer: Cannon and Morley Productions, Soho Moon Pictures
Genre: Documentary. Drama | Crime
Synopsis: British documentary that attempts to reconstruct the life of Joyce Carol Vincent, a popular, attractive 38 year old woman who died in her North London flat in 2003 and wasn't found until 2006.

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Awards: 2012: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): 2 Nom. incl. Best Documentary

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Critics' reviews

"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
"'Dreams of a Life' succeeds in making its point about the unkowability of the people in our lives, but there isn't quite enough substance here to fully sustain the film."

Andrew Schenker: Slant
"Director Morley has at least restored something of a soul to her subject."

Joshua Rothkopf: Time Out
"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: The New York Times
"Morley seems to have downplayed some of the story’s more lurid possibilities out of respect to the more haunting questions raised by a woman no one seems truly to have known."

John DeFore: The Hollywood Reporter
"This barely conceivable story of neglect and loneliness is given heartbreaking new life by Morley, with Zawe Ashton standing in effectively for the tragic young singer."

Patrick Peters: Empire
"Watching it is an almost claustrophobic experience, but a very powerful and moving one."

Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian

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