A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.
Acting
Streep's micro-expressions when she realizes—masterclass
Writing
Therapy scenes so awkward they're art
Production
NYC locations that actually feel lived-in
Director
Ben Younger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Younger wrote this after his own therapy ended messily—Lisa's conflicted expressions hit different knowing that.
The Jewish-mother-coded therapist wasn't originally written as Jewish; Streep and Younger developed it together, making the boundary violations land with specific cultural weight.
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