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Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Why this pick
Its unsparing naturalism, quiet observation, and deep attention to a young woman navigating adult power structures echo The Tale’s emotional precision.
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MOVIE2018 1h 54m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Jennifer Fox is an acclaimed documentary filmmaker and professor in her 40s when her mother, Nettie, calls her in alarm after discovering an essay she wrote when she was 13. The essay is about a "relationship" Jennifer had when she was 13 which she dismisses as upsetting her mother because her boyfriend was "older".
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Elizabeth Debicki
Mrs. G.
Jason Ritter
Bill Allens
Common
Martin
Matthew Rauch
Aaron Fox
Tina Parker
Fran Lorber
Gretchen Koerner
Iris Rose
Isabella Amara
Young Franny Lorber
Thom Bishops
Mike Amato