Mistress America (2015)

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	Year of first release: 2015
	Director: Noah Baumbach
	Actors: Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke
	Country: USA
	Genre: Comedy
	Conditions of visioning: 23.11.2015, Schauburg, OV Sneak Preview, English version
Synopsis: Tracy (Kirke), a lonely college freshman in New York, is rescued from her solitude by her soon-to-be stepsister Brooke (Gerwig), an adventurous gal about town who entangles her in alluringly mad schemes. Tracy is looking for adventure and she finds it in her new friend.
Review: I wanted absolutely to watch this movie because I loved the acting of Greta Gerwig in Frances Ha. This story makes her the mentor of a newcomer in New-York city. It depicts how the newcomer discovers that life can be so delightful. But also how an apparently strong mentor can be fragile. There are some authentic moments full of this new freedom but not that much. And several scenes are rather slow.  The acting of Greta Gerwig is again excellent. It is like your best girlfriend when she speaks about tousands topics at the same time and with the same enthousiasm. I like that. But the roles in Mistress America are often a bit slow and not evolving that much. Actually one is suposed to evolve a lot, Tracy, but it is not made visible unfortunately. The camera driving is as for Frances Ha very natural and this makes a lot in the feeling of authenticity mastered by Baumbach. Even if this time it is not that amazing, I will continue watching movies by Noah Baumbach and with Greta Gerwig, because they have both a very good potential.
Rating: 5 /10