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    The Big Empty

    • 20052005
    • 20min
    IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    391
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    The Big Empty (2005)
    DramaFantasyShort

    A bittersweet tale of Alice, her vagina and the infinite nature of the tundra.A bittersweet tale of Alice, her vagina and the infinite nature of the tundra.A bittersweet tale of Alice, her vagina and the infinite nature of the tundra.

    IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    391
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Lisa Chang
      • Newton Thomas Sigel
    • Writers
      • Lisa Chang
      • Newton Thomas Sigel
      • Alison Smith(short story "The Specialist")
    • Stars
      • Selma Blair
      • Elias Koteas
      • Richard Kind
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    • Directors
      • Lisa Chang
      • Newton Thomas Sigel
    • Writers
      • Lisa Chang
      • Newton Thomas Sigel
      • Alison Smith(short story "The Specialist")
    • Stars
      • Selma Blair
      • Elias Koteas
      • Richard Kind
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    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Selma Blair
    Selma Blair
    • Aliceas Alice
    Elias Koteas
    Elias Koteas
    • The Specialistas The Specialist
    Richard Kind
    Richard Kind
    • Talk Show Hostas Talk Show Host
    Gabriel Mann
    Gabriel Mann
    • The Thoughtful Manas The Thoughtful Man
    Simon Cole
    • Arctic Exploreras Arctic Explorer
    Richmond Arquette
    Richmond Arquette
    • Gynecologistas Gynecologist
    Ezra Buzzington
    Ezra Buzzington
    • Cartographeras Cartographer
    Linda Bisesti
    Linda Bisesti
    • Nurseas Nurse
    David Doumeng
    • Anchormanas Anchorman
    Rita Taggart
    Rita Taggart
    • Bookstore Co-Workeras Bookstore Co-Worker
    Bob Stephenson
    Bob Stephenson
    • Doctor #1as Doctor #1
    • (as Robert J. Stephenson)
    DeForest Mapp
    DeForest Mapp
    • Doctor #2as Doctor #2
    Mobin Khan
    Mobin Khan
    • Doctor #3as Doctor #3
    Grant Heslov
    Grant Heslov
    • Doctor #4as Doctor #4
    Hugh Laurie
    Hugh Laurie
    • Doctor #5as Doctor #5
    William Stanford Davis
    William Stanford Davis
    • Doctor #6as Doctor #6
    Michael Bulander
    • Doctor #7as Doctor #7
    Robert Isaac Lee
    • Eskimoas Eskimo
    • Directors
      • Lisa Chang
      • Newton Thomas Sigel
    • Writers
      • Lisa Chang
      • Newton Thomas Sigel
      • Alison Smith(short story "The Specialist")
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    A bittersweet tale of Alice, her vagina and the infinite nature of the tundra.
    surrealismgynecologistbased on short story
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      • Drama
      • Fantasy
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    • Trivia
      Selma Blair's aunt and uncle are extras in the bar scene (the blond woman and bald man).
    • Soundtracks
      Song to the Siren
      Written by Larry Beckett and Tim Buckley

      Performed by This Mortal Coil

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    8/10
    A movie about loneliness
    This movie is about Alice's vagina and other characters around her. She has pain in her vagina and during examination very cold tundra place is found in it. During movie a lot of characters( doctor, Eskimo's, scientists) is entering in her vagina but find nothing. In fact, there is only problem about her,pain. nobody concern about that except a man.

    Selma Blair played very successfully in this short movie. She could show the loneliness of Alice. I think everybody that seen this movie can find something about life, especially love.

    Therefore George Clooney and Peter Soderbergh are the executive producers of this movie. Finally, this movie should be watched, I promise you would have a nice time.
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    • alpi_wan_kenobi
    • Apr 15, 2006

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    • Release date
      • October 20, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ощутимая пустота
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Opposable Thumbs
      • Section Eight
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      • $50,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 20min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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