Frances Ha (2012), Noah Baumbach
3/5
Very similar to Lola Versus (2012) including Greta Gerwig playing almost the same character. This feels like Sex and the City for generation Y. It is also similar to the show Girls even down to having Adam Driver in the cast (who played Adam in Girls). The loose plot follows Frances (Greta Gerwig) through her trials of friendship, career, work and relationships, or lack there of. However whereas Carrie in Sex and the City had charismatic charm, this film is full of realistic awkwardness and embarrassment. The choice of black and white for the film doesn't add anything to either the substance or artistically. Perhaps it's a throwback to Woody Allen's Annie Hall as a kind of homage to his films, that combined with the witty situation comedy and featuring New York link the films. However Frances Ha fails in comparison is it's attempt to find meaning and whimsy, something that Woody Allen did well. Instead the film becomes a study in disappointment and the characters seem pretentious and pathetic all at once. On the whole it was rather superficial, but easy watching and some funny moments.
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