Actors: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner
Director: Noah Baumbach
Female friendships seem both more natural and more daunting than male ones. They can be more intimate and therefore more fleeting. Things that seem true when people are in the same environment (like college) change when people enter actual society - what we expect out of a career, in relationships, etc. changes significantly. Or maybe I don't know what the hell I'm talking about, but that's what's depicted on-screen in Frances Ha.
Gerwig stars (and co-wrote) as a would-be modern dancer trying to make a living off that in New York City. Her performance, and indeed, all the performances are excellent. The film makes the point that when you lie to your best friend it's often because you're lying to yourself, too - it's not meant to be hurtful.
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