It is early sixties and the peak of Cold war between Russia and US - where Russia has installed nuclear head in Cuba with a imminent outbreak of a nuclear war.
This is a coming to age tale of two seventeen years old girls Ginger (Elle Fanning) and Rosa (Alice Englert) from dysfunctional families. They grow up in the same neighborhood, go to different school, hang out together and do adolescent weird things like any other kids.
Ginger moves out from her mother's Natalie (Christina Hendricks0 home to her recently separated father Roland's (Alessandro Nivola) house.
On a boat trip Rosa comes close to Roland that ends up as an affair. Ginger feels that she is losing both the people she loves - her father and her friend.
Confused, Ginger tries to find a purpose in saving the world by associating with anti-nuclear group and campaign by becoming an activist. When arrested and released, everyone confronts Ginger who discloses that Rosa is pregnant with Roland's child.
Ginger's mother and Roland's wife Natalie consumes overdose of pills and is rushed to the hospital, where Ginger and Roland sit the whole night.
Ginger writes a poem in which she forgives Rosa and Roland
It is a sweet little story. My interest of seeing this was because I wanted to see one movie of Sally Potter as a director. Amongst all her movies I selected this. I am happy I did that
I always like to see a woman Movie Director because if the woman Director is not just following commercial form - and being really in one's own zone without being attention seeker and dishing out man's stuff under women's garb - it is a new perspective and world that is presented. And I love to see those details - that only a women director can capture.
And Sally Potter does that so successfully. I like the way she thinks over and builds her character with events, incidences and close-ups that tell more between the lines.
A different style of film-making I love to absorb in
The casting, acting, real locales, etc. are very good. Every one has acted well, but the maximum screen time is given to Elle Fanning and she excels in her role.
I will give it 7 out of 10
This is a coming to age tale of two seventeen years old girls Ginger (Elle Fanning) and Rosa (Alice Englert) from dysfunctional families. They grow up in the same neighborhood, go to different school, hang out together and do adolescent weird things like any other kids.
Ginger moves out from her mother's Natalie (Christina Hendricks0 home to her recently separated father Roland's (Alessandro Nivola) house.
On a boat trip Rosa comes close to Roland that ends up as an affair. Ginger feels that she is losing both the people she loves - her father and her friend.
Confused, Ginger tries to find a purpose in saving the world by associating with anti-nuclear group and campaign by becoming an activist. When arrested and released, everyone confronts Ginger who discloses that Rosa is pregnant with Roland's child.
Ginger's mother and Roland's wife Natalie consumes overdose of pills and is rushed to the hospital, where Ginger and Roland sit the whole night.
Ginger writes a poem in which she forgives Rosa and Roland
It is a sweet little story. My interest of seeing this was because I wanted to see one movie of Sally Potter as a director. Amongst all her movies I selected this. I am happy I did that
I always like to see a woman Movie Director because if the woman Director is not just following commercial form - and being really in one's own zone without being attention seeker and dishing out man's stuff under women's garb - it is a new perspective and world that is presented. And I love to see those details - that only a women director can capture.
And Sally Potter does that so successfully. I like the way she thinks over and builds her character with events, incidences and close-ups that tell more between the lines.
A different style of film-making I love to absorb in
The casting, acting, real locales, etc. are very good. Every one has acted well, but the maximum screen time is given to Elle Fanning and she excels in her role.
I will give it 7 out of 10