2011 · drama · romance
Water for Elephants
Directed by Francis Lawrence2h 2m2011
In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.
Our read: Water for Elephants (2011) reads as a warm, steady, grounded drama · romance entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, steady, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, measured.
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