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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
01
Why this pick
Like Greenberg, it turns abrasive self-absorption into sharply observed, uncomfortable comedy, with a literary Brooklyn texture and an unusually patient interest in the collateral damage of a difficult man.
02
Why this pick
Baumbach’s earlier family comedy-drama shares Greenberg’s dry, painfully candid dialogue and sympathy for people whose intelligence and insecurity make closeness hard.
03
Why this pick
Its loose, observant naturalism and unvarnished social awkwardness make small conversations feel consequential, echoing the low-key discomfort and emotional uncertainty around Florence in Greenberg.
04
Why this pick
A caustically funny character study of an emotionally stalled adult, it matches Greenberg’s willingness to stay close to behavior that is selfish, sad, and recognizably human.
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Why this pick
Holofcener shares Baumbach’s talent for affluent urban people whose decent intentions are tangled with vanity, resentment, and comic social missteps; the tone is gentler but just as perceptive.
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01 / THE STORY
Florence Marr (Greta Gerwig) walks the Greenberg family dog, Mahler. She picks up Phillip Greenberg's dry cleaning and heads back to his house, where the entire family is packing for a trip to Vietnam. Phillip (Chris Messina) explains that his brother, Roger, will be staying in the house while they are away, and he asks Florence to help Roger if he needs anything. His wife, Carol (Susan Traylor), confides that Roger has just been released from a hospital after suffering a nervous breakdown.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Ivan Schrank
Beth
Eric Beller
Rich
Johno
Peggy
Greenberg (boy)
Roger Greenberg
