In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.
Acting
Keener's face does ten seasons of emotional work in 90 minutes.
Writing
Dialogue so specific it feels like Holofcener eavesdropped on you.
Direction
Tight ensemble blocking, everyone talking over everyone perfectly.
Director
Nicole Holofcener
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Holofcener cast Ann Morgan Guilbert (Andra) after seeing her on Dick Van Dyke reruns; Guilbert was 82 and hadn't had a major film role in decades.
This is peak 'mumblecore-adjacent' 2010s indie cinema—wealthy white people problems dissected with surgical precision before that became a dismissive cliché.
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