# The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)

> A gifted comic actor disappears behind the masks that make him famous, leaving his career and relationships to bear the cost of his fractured identity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5678

## Facts

- Runtime: 122 min
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Director: Stephen Hopkins
- Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, John Lithgow, Miriam Margolyes, Stephen Fry, Stanley Tucci, Emily Watson, Henry Goodman
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352520/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: darkly comic, melancholic, psychologically intense, classic cinema night, biopic marathon

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