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MISTRESS AMERICA (15)
MISTRESS AMERICA (15)
Run time: 84mins
Director: Noah Baumbach
Cast: Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Heather Lind, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Cindy Cheung
Synopsis: Tracy is a lonely college freshman in New York, having neither the exciting university experience nor the glamorous metropolitan lifestyle she envisioned. But when she is taken in by her soon-to-be stepsister, Brooke – a resident of Times Square and adventurous gal about town – she is rescued from her disappointment and seduced by Brooke’s alluringly mad schemes.
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Noah Baumbach teams up again with his Frances Ha co-writer and star, Greta Gerwig, for this witty and quirky New York female comedy, featuring Lola Kirke as Tracy.
In this different kind of coming of age drama Tracy is lonely and missing out on the exciting life that she thought a move to New York and university would bring. When she meets her prospective stepsister, the charismatic and hip Brooke, Tracy soon develops a major crush and her world opens up as she becomes involved in her idol’s wacky schemes. Like Baumbach’s last film – the marvellous, inter-generational comedy While We’re Young – there are wry observations and questions of creative integrity arise. Like Annie Hall, it is a sophisticated female centred slice of New York life.
With a great backing ensemble, Gerwig and Kirke shine as new stars in this modern screwball comedy of female friendship, a coming of age tale which is always an interesting watch.
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