Pursuit of Loneliness

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Pursuit of Loneliness
Directed byLaurence Thrush
Produced byGrowth Film
CinematographyGary Young
Music by William Basinski
Release date
  • January 22, 2012 (2012-01-22)(Sundance)
[1]
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Pursuit of Loneliness is a 2012 American film written and directed by Laurence Thrush. [2] The black and white documentary-styled film is about the loneliness of old age, in which an old lady has died anonymously in a Los Angeles county hospital. [3] The cast includes Joy Hille, Sandra Escalante, Sharon Munfus, Kirsi Toivanen, and Natalie Fouron. [4]

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