This Is My Life

"It's 10pm. Do you know where your mother is?"

1992 1h 35m EN

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6.0

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36%

ROTTEN

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IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 21🥫36%Rotten Tomatoes★6IMDB · 1,478

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Single mom Dottie Ingels sells cosmetics in a department store while dreaming of becoming a comedian. After she inherits some money, she decides to move to New York with her children Erica and Opal in order to begin a stand-up career in small bars. Dottie soon rises to stardom, but while she travels all over the USA, her daughters stay home lonely.

“It's 10pm. Do you know where your mother is?”

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Cast

Julie Kavner
Dottie Ingels
Samantha Mathis
Erica Ingels
Gaby Hoffmann
Opal Ingels
Carrie Fisher
Claudia Curtis
Dan Aykroyd
Arnold Moss
Bob Nelson
Ed
Marita Geraghty
Mia Jablon
Welker White
Lynn

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nora Ephron
Writers: Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nora Ephron, shot by Bobby Byrne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Carly Simon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert M. Reitano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Julie Kavner and Samantha Mathis and Gaby Hoffmann carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's 10pm. Do you know where your mother is?".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0105577 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nora Ephron directs. Bobby Byrne behind the camera. Carly Simon scores. Robert M. Reitano cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

134 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Nora Ephron, shot by Bobby Byrne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Carly Simon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Robert M. Reitano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Julie Kavner and Samantha Mathis and Gaby Hoffmann carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It's 10pm. Do you know where your mother is?".
7IMDB entry: tt0105577 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.