The Life Before Her Eyes

20072007
RR
1h 30m

Uma Thurman in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

for The Life Before Her Eyes, directed by Vadim Perelman.

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A woman's survivor's guilt from a Columbine-like event twenty years ago causes her present-day idyllic life to fall apart.A woman's survivor's guilt from a Columbine-like event twenty years ago causes her present-day idyllic life to fall apart.A woman's survivor's guilt from a Columbine-like event twenty years ago causes her present-day idyllic life to fall apart.

Director
- Vadim Perelman
Writers
- Laura Kasischke(novel)
- Emil Stern(screenplay)
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Awards
- 2 wins

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The Life Before Her Eyes: Theatrical trailer

The Life Before Her Eyes: Theatrical trailer

Life Before Her Eyes

Life Before Her Eyes

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Uma Thurman in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

Eva Amurri and Evan Rachel Wood in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

Uma Thurman in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

Eva Amurri and Evan Rachel Wood in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

Evan Rachel Wood in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

Uma Thurman in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

Evan Rachel Wood in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

Uma Thurman in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

Vadim Perelman in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

Uma Thurman in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

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Emmy Rossum and Eva Amurri at an event for The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)

Director
- Vadim Perelman
Writers
- Laura Kasischke(novel)
- Emil Stern(screenplay)
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A dramatic thriller about Diana, a suburban wife and mother who begins to question her seemingly perfect life--and perhaps her sanity--on the 15th anniversary of a tragic high school shooting. In flashbacks, Diana is a vibrant high schooler who, with her shy best friend Maureen, plot typical teenage strategies--cutting class,fantasizing about boys--and vow to leave their sleepy suburb at the first opportunity. The older Diana, however, is haunted by the increasingly strained relationship she had with Maureen as day of the school shooting approached. These memories disrupt the idyllic life she's now leading with her professor husband Paul and their young daughter Emma. As older Diana's life begins to unravel and younger Diana gets closer and closer to the fatal day, a deeper mystery slowly unravels. —Marisa_Gabriella

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Taglines
- Diana's life is not what it seems.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for violent and disturbing content, language and brief drug use
Parents guide

Trivia
The names of the 26 victims seen on the memorial and the banner (with the exception of prominent characters such as Maureen and Mr. MacLeod) are the names of members of the production crew who worked on the film.

Goofs
All entries contain spoilers

Quotes
Mr. McClood: And if there's anything I want you guys to take with you from this class, as you're abusing your bodies over break, is three things: the heart is the body's strongest muscle, that the brain has more cells in it than our galaxy has stars, and that the body is 72% water. So wherever you go over vacation, don't get too dehydrated.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: 88 Minutes/The Life Before Her Eyes/Forgetting Sarah Marshall/The Forbidden Kingdom/Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?/The Visitor (2008)

Soundtracks
She's Not There
Composed by Rod Argent
Performed by The Zombies
Publisher: Marquis Music Co. Ltd. for the World
Zombies recording licensed from Marquis Enterprises Ltd.

Top review

Needs a second viewing to appreciate it better

This film is about an intertwining story of a teenage girl involved in a college massacre, and her life 15 years later.

When I watched "The Life Before Her Eyes", I did not enjoy it. I thought it was some kind of supernatural thriller but it was not. The young Diana and the grown up Diana were connected too thinly together. I did not see much connection between the two, apart from disconnected scenes such as the name Emma, or the similar behaviour between Emma and the young Diana. Hence, scenes become disjointed mess. The ending was utterly confusing, and I was left to wonder what I had watched for 90 minutes.

After reading about what really happened in the film on the message boards, I started to appreciate the film better. What I thought was thin connection happened for a reason. I can only say that I am not in the mood to play puzzles or to analyse a film in depth. If I watched it another time I might have enjoyed it more.

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Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $303,439
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $20,220
- Apr 20, 2008
Gross worldwide
- $7,248,490

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Runtime
1 hour 30 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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