And yet, no sooner than I’d dismissed it as a depressingly derivative non-starter (the title is an eye-rolling quirky-indie sibling to Gerwig's summer bomb "Lola Versus"), “Frances Ha” popped up in Telluride to a gaggle of delighted raves. Indiewire sums it up nicely: “While playfully bohemian and enamored of a New York youth culture as much reminiscent of Whit Stillman's oeuvre as Baumbach's own efforts, "Frances Ha" never overreaches; instead, it settles for a series of smart riffs on arrested development that meander along in accordance with the rhythms of the life it depicts.”
Of course the film co-stars Adam Driver from HBO's great "Girls," because adorable Manhattan misfits need boyfriends too. Okay, fine, I want to see it and will probably love it. The Hollywood Reporter calls it "exhilarating," an adjective reserved in experience only to describe the best film experiences, and I have literally yet to read a negative or even middle-of-the-road review, so.
But I do want to barf knowing that Baumbach and his muse are of course together in real life now (last I checked he was married to Jennifer Jason Leigh, who co-starred in “Margot” and co-wrote “Greenberg,” appearing on screen in the latter, too, natch. It’s just so predictable, the auteur & his muse blah blah blah, whatever. “Frances Ha” is headed next for Toronto, and should finalize a distribution deal in the coming days given its reception. Hipsters are gonna eat this shit UP.
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