Frances Ha

I sometimes equate this movie to waking up from a satisfactory sleep with the perfect amount of alcohol in the good ol' intestines, slowly coming to the realization that you have shit to do, responsibilities to attend, new lies to create, new truths to discover. We find Frances in a similar state at the beginning of th…

Frances Ha worked really well for me. The performance from Greta Gerwig was brilliant, she carried the film. There is a perfect balance of quirky comedy and heartbreaking drama. I was giggling and tearing up constantly at the journey of Frances. But the overall story was a great ride that ends with such a satisfying co…

As she heads inexorably towards her thirties, “Frances” (Greta Gerwig) is struggling to make her way in an unforgiving New York City. She’s an aspiring dancer who vacillates between a lack of self-confidence on one hand and an ill-placed complacency on the other. Neither really reflect her personality accurately but th…