We're so used to movies that nonchalantly pair young women and much older men, then go on to tell stories about something else entirely, that it's genuinely jarring see one that's actually
about the relationship, in this case between a
teenager and a middle-aged sot. Harvard-bound Harper Sloane (Sarah Polley) feels invisible; her wealthy, embittered parents and accomplished older sister all lawyers are wrapped up in some vaguely Oedipal wrangle, and there's no place for her in the tight-lipped
sturm und
drang. Desperately slugging champagne at her sister's wedding, Harper comes face to face with the official photographer, Connie (Stephen...
Released:
1999
Rated:
R
Length:
104 mins