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A Ghost Story

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Directed by David Lowery
Produced by Toby Halbrooks, James M. Johnston, and Adam Donaghey
Written by David Lowery
With: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Will Oldham, Kesha, Jonny Mars, Kenneisha Thompson, Rob Zabrecky, and David Lowery
Cinematography: Andrew Droz Palermo
Editing: David Lowery
Music: Daniel Hart
Runtime: 92 min
Release Date: 27 July 2017
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1
Color: Color
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Lowery discovers a way to make Casey Affleck even less emotive than usual in this minimalist meditation on life, loss, and legacy that should come off as laughable or pretentious (or both), but instead it effectively evokes emotions and thoughts that linger (though not for an eternity).