A Life Lived (2016)

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The story about the life of a dollar bill, and the many lives it passes along the way.

Overview
"A Life Lived" is a 2016 drama film directed by Riley Wood and stars Denise Richards in the leading role. The movie provides a glance into the life of a dollar expense-- actually. The plot follows a dollar expense from its printing press development to the hands of various people who continue to trade it, illuminating mini episodes from their lives.

Plot Synopsis
The motion picture uniquely utilizes the device of a single one-dollar expense that passes from one character to another, thereby introducing audiences to various people from all walks of life. The dollar costs firstly moves from a busy bank to a café where it is used for a tip. Then, it is spent on buying a lotto ticket, utilized to acquire a bouquet of flowers and eventually winds up in a church's donation plate. By doing this, it subtly passes through the lives of a roguish barista, a down-and-out lottery game winner, a flower shop with a stopping working organization and a grieving pastor.

Characters and Conflicts
The main characters are diverse and their stories highlight personal struggles, creations, strength, relationships, and fates. Denise Richards plays the lead role of Elizabeth, a single mom and nurse, striving to manage with her regular consumers and day-to-day dramas. Also including Brendan Fehr as Ray, a troubled lottery winner dealing with hard times and conflicting emotions. Director Riley Wood prospers in portraying the interconnectedness of random lives, and how cautious attention to the little information can unveil extensive truths.

Movie Themes
"A Life Lived" delves into the themes of human connection, fate, loss, and resurrection. The dollar expense works as a typical thread, moving through transitions with an incredible guilelessness, crossing courses with individuals each dealing with their unique ups and downs. This captivating tale highlights how something so basic can pervade the most intricate and diverse pieces of life. The film comes to grips with the notion of the relative worth of a dollar - how it can simultaneously symbolize next to nothing for some, all the while representing life or death stakes for others.

Production Values and Reception
Including a character-driven story, "A Life Lived" is a low-budget indie film with grounded efficiencies and professional production values. It makes use of a nearly documentary-like approach that lends a sensible and immersive tone to the movie. The movie was received with blended responses; while some applauded its special storytelling technique and engaging performances, others felt that it could have dived deeper into the complexities of the interconnected stories.

Conclusion
In conclusion, "A Life Lived" ventures to catch the intricacies and detailed nuances of human life, advising us of the unanticipated ways in which we are all adjoined. While checking out the mundane journey of a dollar costs, it reveals the extraordinary depth of human experiences. This immersive narrative, through its humanistic method, can provoke audiences to acknowledge the substantial function of the minor on our intricate phase of life. The movie tends to make one introspect about the ways in which we might unconsciously impact another's life through our actions and options. Such soft, unexpected disruptions ripple in a field of anonymity, further binding us in the web of human presence.

Top Cast

  • Denise Richards (small)
    Denise Richards
    Elizabeth
  • Jennifer Taylor (small)
    Jennifer Taylor
    Jane
  • Shelby Yardley
    Maria
  • Marshall Manesh (small)
    Marshall Manesh
    Danesh
  • Douglas Tait (small)
    Douglas Tait
    Homeless Man
  • Edred Utomi
    Woody
  • Larry Brown (small)
    Larry Brown
    Detective Jackson
  • Maritza Brikisak (small)
    Maritza Brikisak
    Lupe