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Nine Lives   2005         R, 115 min. Genre: Drama Director: Rodrigo Garcia   Cast: Glenn Close, Dakota Fanning, Amy Brenneman, Holly Hunter, Joe Mantegna, Ian McShane, Aidan Quinn, Sissy Spacek, Robin Wright Penn, Kathy Baker, Elpidia Carrillo, Stephen Dillane, Miguel Sandoval, Amanda Seyfried, Lisa Gay Hamilton   Key moments in the lives of nine women are told in a series of 10-minute vignettes. The women include prisoner Sandra (Elpidia Carrillo) waiting for her children to visit, ex-wife Lorna (Amy Brenneman) attending her ex-husband's wife's funeral, mother and daughter Maggie and Maria (Glenn Close and Dakota Fanning) having a picnic at a graveside, and Ruth who is thinking about having an affair. Other stories involve Diana (Robin Wright Penn) running into an old boyfriend, cancer patient Camilla (Kathy Baker) preparing for surgery, teenage Samantha (Amanda Seyfried) caring for her invalid father, and Sonia (Holly Hunter) who is upset with her cheating boyfriend. Good acting. Cast Glenn Close Maggie Dakota Fanning Maria Amy Brenneman Lorna Holly Hunter Sonia Joe Mantegna Richard Ian McShane Larry Aidan Quinn Henry Sissy Spacek Ruth Robin Wright Penn Diana Kathy Baker Camille Elpidia Carrillo Sandra Stephen Dillane Martin Miguel Sandoval Deputy Sheriff Ron Amanda Seyfried Samantha Lisa Gay Hamilton Holly