It's a good portrayal of the sort of aimless existence a lot of contemporary 20 year olds have after graduating college - especially in fields that don't have a lot of practical application - still hanging on by the fingernails to chase the dream and not willing to make the decision to settle for a 'career' that isn't what one had anticipated. To an extent this extends to background characters stubborn (and arguably childish) refusal to 'settle' in romantic relationships. In a way its about how Americans can have extremely extended childhoods - There is another interesting element to it too - which is: what happens if you are straight and your true soul mate is of the same sex and also straight? Its kind of a melancholy tragedy that the heroine and her friend were fated just not to be able to end up with each other - with the heroine's journey being to come to an acceptance of that and move on.

Discussion: Frances Ha : TrueFilm Saturday, February 1, 2014 @ 2:04pm