Everything changes in an instant.
In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet.
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Character
Contemplative, prestige, earnest and intimate.
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
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“Is the slow pace a feature rather than a flaw?”
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Cast
- Julianne NicholsonJanet
- Zoe ZieglerLacy
- Will PattonWayne
- Sophie OkonedoRegina
- Elias KoteasAvi
- Luke BoscoMale Counselor
- June Walker GrossmanSusanna
- Abby HarriEmily
- Edie Moon KearnsSequoia
- Mary ShultzDavina
Crew
- Annie BakerDirector
- Annie BakerWriter
- Maria von HausswolffDirector of Photography
- Lucian JohnstonEditor
- Annie BakerProducer
- Dan JanveyProducer
- Andrew GoldmanProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
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My Dinner with Andre 198172% alikeBoth contemplative, prestige, intimate.
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La Belle Noiseuse 199172% alikeBoth contemplative, prestige, earnest.
Aftersun 202271% alikeBoth contemplative, earnest, prestige.
The Souvenir: Part II 202171% alikeBoth prestige, contemplative, grave.
Stories We Tell 201271% alikeBoth prestige, contemplative, earnest.
The End of the Tour 201570% alikeBoth contemplative, earnest, prestige.
Train Dreams 202570% alikeBoth contemplative, earnest, prestige.
Patchwork Girl 199568% alikeGame · Both contemplative, prestige, grave.
Midnight Stranger 199466% alikeGame · Both earnest, contemplative, prestige.
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