Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
2011 · 99 min · Director: Roberto Faenza
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James Sveck is a lonely youth in the summer before he goes off to college at Brown University. Apart from hanging with his grandmother, James prefers solitude. The story is told in first person narration, which helps give an intimate inside view of James as he works through his life at the therapy sessions which his parents insist he goes to. We learn about James's past and present through the stories he tells.
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Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Curiosity. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
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Cast
John Webster
Sue Kenney
Dakin
Mrs. Wright
Olivia
Robert
Man Visitor
Details
- Directed by
- Roberto Faenza
- Written by
- Roberto Faenza, Peter Cameron, Dahlia Heyman
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- Italy, United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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