# Love Liza (2002)

> A grieving widower pursues chemical oblivion through gasoline fumes and model-airplane escapism in a bleakly comic portrait of depression.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9189

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Todd Louiso
- Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jack Kehler, Sarah Koskoff, Stephen Tobolowsky, Erika Alexander, Shannon Holt, Kevin Breznahan, Daniel Farber
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0282698/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, bleak, darkly comic, quiet night, character drama night

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