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Refreshingly rich and intelligent female-led drama
- 20th Century Women is a refreshingly rich and intelligent female-led drama. It’s also a poignant character study that draws first-rate performances from its cast.
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Dec 21, 2016 · What 20th Century Women shows us is more than just a family drama; it’s that if you look closely enough, anyone’s life, however small it may seem, is a story worth telling.
Dec 23, 2016 · “20th Century Women” takes place in Santa Barbara in 1979. Jimmy Carter looks exhausted on TV. Teenage girls smoke cigarettes and devour Judy Blume’s “Forever.” The new crazes are skateboarding and punk music. Dorothea had her son Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) at the age of 40 and has raised him alone.
Jan 13, 2017 · 20th Century Women Is an Ode to Female Resilience Mike Mills’s film is an emotionally smart story about a 15-year-old boy who comes of age with the help of three offbeat women. By Sophie...
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The take. Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, and many other big names star in this comedy-drama directed by Mike Mills (Beginners, Thumbsucker.) The story spans multiple generations but starts in 1979, where Dorothea Fields (Bening) is finding it increasingly difficult to raise her son alone.
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20th Century Women is a 2016 American coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Mike Mills and starring Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Lucas Jade Zumann, and Billy Crudup. It is set in 1979 in Southern California and partly inspired by Mills's childhood.
Dec 28, 2016 · 20th Century Women's story of a makeshift family in 1979 evokes a whole century. With stellar performances and great music, it’s a movie that knows how to make room for complex...
Dec 20, 2016 · 20th Century Women is irreducible, too, although certain adjectives and adverbs do leap to mind: generous, reflective, absolutely delightful. Mills reportedly based the script on his...
