''All the Ships at Sea'' is a 2004 American

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film directed by

Dan Sallitt Dan Sallitt (born July 27, 1955) is an American filmmaker and film critic. He is known for his microbudget filmmaking and cinephile film criticism. Early life Sallitt was born on July 27, 1955 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He received a Bach ...

Synopsis

A professor of theology, named Evelyn (Strawn Bovee), and her sister Virginia (Edith Meeks), reunite to discuss their past experiences and what having religious beliefs means to them.

Cast

Reception

In a positive review for

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, Scott Foundas said, "To encounter characters this authentically self-aware and introspective in an American film is rare, and pic heightens the effect by keeping the camera motionless and shooting in uncluttered, tableau-like close-ups and two-shots, putting Evelyn and Virginia front and center almost the entire time." In a retrospective of Sallitt's films, Dana Stevens of

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wrote about All the Ships at Sea, saying, "The encounter of these two women makes for a philosophically rich, emotionally naked chamber piece that’s reminiscent of Bergman films like

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Through the Glass Darkly ''Through the Glass Darkly'' is a 2020 American thriller film written and directed by Lauren Fash. The film premiered at the Frameline Film Festival on September 19, 2020. Plot Elrod, Georgia. A lesbian couple becomes the prime suspects after the ...

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* {{IMDb title, 0459175 2004 films 2000s English-language films 2004 drama films