Mistress America (2015) (original) (raw)

Tracy, a lonely college freshman in New York, is 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.

Director: Noah Baumbach
Writers: Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig
Starring: Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Seth Barrish, Michael Chernus, Cindy Cheung, Shana Dowdeswell
Producer: Rodrigo Teixeira

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Review by Brian Orndorf, August 27, 2015

6 / 10

�Mistress America� is the third film from writer/director Noah Baumbach to investigate the freedom of youth as it collides with the bitter reality of aging. The 45-year-old helmer has become obsessed with the particulars of twentysomethings, already exploring a divide of maturity in last spring�s �While We�re Young.� A straightforward comedy, �Mistress America� is the lightest release Baumbach has had in years, but that doesn�t make it automatically pleasant. He�s still invested in the lives of obnoxious, self-involved characters, and any resistance to that particular dramatic frequency is goi ...read more...

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