# A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)

> After inheriting her estranged mother's New Orleans house, a young woman is forced into intimate, uneasy companionship with two alcoholic literary outsiders.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5079

## Facts

- Runtime: 119 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Shainee Gabel
- Cast: John Travolta, Scarlett Johansson, Gabriel Macht, Deborah Kara Unger, Dane Rhodes, David Jensen, Clayne Crawford, Sonny Shroyer
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369672/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: melancholic, literate, intimate, quiet evening, literary drama night

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