Lovely, Still

"Something mysterious, new, unexpected and lovely is happening to Robert Malone."

2009 1h 32m EN

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6.6

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73%

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IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 43🍅73%Rotten Tomatoes●57Metacritic★7IMDB · 2,395

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Synopsis

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A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.

“Something mysterious, new, unexpected and lovely is happening to Robert Malone.”

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Cast

Martin Landau
Robert
Ellen Burstyn
Mary
Adam Scott
Mike
Elizabeth Banks
Alex
Har Mar Superstar
Peter (as Sean Tillmann)
Kali Cook
Cute Girl
Chris Wiig
Co-Worker #1 (as Christopher Why)
M. Michele Phillips
Co-Worker #2

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nicholas Fackler
Writers: Nicholas Fackler
Languages: German, English

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MONEY

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Earned back only 6% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nicholas Fackler, shot by Sean Kirby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn and Adam Scott carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Something mysterious, new, unexpected and lovely is happening to Robert Malone.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1150947 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nicholas Fackler directs. Sean Kirby behind the camera. Douglas Crise cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Dialogue in German, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 6% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
4Directed by Nicholas Fackler, shot by Sean Kirby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Douglas Crise shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn and Adam Scott carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Something mysterious, new, unexpected and lovely is happening to Robert Malone.".
8IMDB entry: tt1150947 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.