The Annihilation of Fish (1999)

Lynn Redgrave plays Poinsettia, a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century composer Giacomo Puccini. She moves into a Los Angeles boarding house with an energetic landlady (Margot Kidder) where she meets a Jamaican widower, Fish (James Earl Jones), who has recently been released from a mental institution despite his continued battles against unseen demons. In the face of personal challenges and differences, the couple grows together and begins to discover new things about themselves and the nuances of love and happiness.

Directing:
  • Charles Burnett

Writing:
  • Anthony C. Winkler

Stars:
Release Date: 1999-09-12
themoviedb icon 6.5/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 108

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