All My Life

All My Life

Directed by Bruce Baillie

19663 min5.2 / 10

A meditative, single-take experimental film that pairs Ella Fitzgerald's romantic ballad with images of rural decay, creating an ambiguous dialogue between beauty and deterioration.

The film is made up of one single take. The camera pans to the left, focusing on a dilapidated fence in a rural field, as Ella Fitzgerald's "All My Life" plays on the soundtrack. At the end of the 3 minute film, the camera tilts up to the blue sky just as the song ends.

Questions people ask

  • Is All My Life scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is All My Life violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is All My Life sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is All My Life easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Does All My Life end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

40/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity99

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise45

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Like All My Life

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as All My Life

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like All My Life, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like All My Life, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like All My Life, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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