Starlet (2012)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2012
	Director: Sean Baker
	Actors: Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson
	Country: USA, GB
	Genre: Comedy, Drama
	Conditions of visioning: 22.04.2013, Schauburg, OV sneak
Synopsis: An unlikely friendship forms between 21 year-old Jane and the elderly Sadie after Jane discovers a hidden stash of money inside an object at Sadie's yard sale.
Review: In the first part of the movie,I was not able to say how Janewas making her money. At least her roomates seem spinning between drugs and computer games. When she decides to make out of Sadie a friend, it is funny to see her tenacity facing the suspiscious old lady. But Jane seemed also not to make anything in her life. Her hope of a honest and better life goes all through her relationship with Sadie. The story is very touching,especially with the contrast between her daily life with the roomates and her honest and affectionate relationship with Sadie. The resistance of Sadie will be explained and this gives a happy end, with a touch of melancoly. The scenery is very home-made, sometimes a bit too bright or a bit too dark, but never aggressive nor excessively realistic. The rythm is a bit flat, I guess to reflect the boring life of Jane. Quite nice movie, promising for the director and the Dree Hemingway.
Rating: 6 /10