MARGOT AT THE WEDDING in 35mm
Nicole Kidman goes glamour-free for her turn as the lead character of writer/director Noah Baumbach's naturalistic follow-up to The Squid and the Whale, both of which explore some monumentally thorny, and often cringey, family dynamics. Margot's sister Pauline (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is getting married, and though the two haven't spoken in years, the hypercritical novelist Margot shows up for the occasion, even if she has ulterior motives for being there. She doesn't approve of Pauline's choice (Jack Black) or much else, for that matter. The sisters bring out the worst in each other and their deep-rooted resentments come to a head over the fraught wedding weekend in Baumbach's comedy of familial discomfort, elevated by Kidman and Leigh’s intrepid performances. DIR/SCR Noah Baumbach; PROD Scott Rudin. U.S., 2007, color, 91 min. RATED R
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 91 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, September 08, 2024
Genre: Comedy, drama
