Netflix, though great for watching Dawson's Creek and catching up on Gossip Girl (both of which I have done,) is also home to a lot of wonderful movies that are often overlooked.
Until now, that is.
Here with yet another installment, I have come to rescue you from your Netflix rut.
This week, add Tiny Furniture to your Instant Queue. Directed by and starring Girls creator Lena Dunham, Tiny Furniture follows the post-graduate life of Aura. After returning home from her Ohio liberal arts college to her artist family's TriBeCa loft with nothing but a film studies degree and a failed relationship, Aura begins a hostess job at restaurant and falls in love with two incredibly self-centered men. All while struggling to define herself.
After moving back in with her mother and sister, Aura immediately reverts back to childhood. This is only further emphasized by Dunham's casting. Dunham's own mother, artist Laurie Simmons, plays Aura's photo-artist mother in the film, while Dunham's own sister, Grace, plays Aura's poetry prodigy on-screen sibling.
The story itself unfolds slowly, with Aura wondering around the loft in her pajamas, and standing in awe and confusion at its pristine white cabinets and endless walls of books. She reunites with childhood friend Charlotte, played by the hilarious Jemima Kirke, and gets a job at a restaurant. Aura also flirts with two perfectly indifferent men, Keith, a pill popping cook at the restaurant where she works, and Jed, a rising YouTube star crashing at her loft famous for portraying "The Nietzschean Cowboy" (yes, you heard me right.) However, she excruciatingly refuses to acknowledge their indifference.
Though it does start slow, do not dismay! The plot picks up, I promise.
While searching through the many white cabinets in her family's loft, she comes across her mother's old diaries. Aura sees these diaries as a form of guidance, and notices a strong connection between her mother's entries and her post-graduate life.
I'm going to end the "summary" section her, as not to ruin the movie for you. However, I highly suggest you sit down and watch it. It's a great movie to watch in the company of friends, and Dunham definitely pushes the film beyond the typical "coming of age" comedy.
SPOILER ALERT: The Film also contains a super awesome/super weird sex scene in a super random location.
Though Tiny Furniture is not a perfect film, it is certainly the work of a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of her.
You can also watch the trailer for the film here:
After moving back in with her mother and sister, Aura immediately reverts back to childhood. This is only further emphasized by Dunham's casting. Dunham's own mother, artist Laurie Simmons, plays Aura's photo-artist mother in the film, while Dunham's own sister, Grace, plays Aura's poetry prodigy on-screen sibling.
The story itself unfolds slowly, with Aura wondering around the loft in her pajamas, and standing in awe and confusion at its pristine white cabinets and endless walls of books. She reunites with childhood friend Charlotte, played by the hilarious Jemima Kirke, and gets a job at a restaurant. Aura also flirts with two perfectly indifferent men, Keith, a pill popping cook at the restaurant where she works, and Jed, a rising YouTube star crashing at her loft famous for portraying "The Nietzschean Cowboy" (yes, you heard me right.) However, she excruciatingly refuses to acknowledge their indifference.
Though it does start slow, do not dismay! The plot picks up, I promise.
While searching through the many white cabinets in her family's loft, she comes across her mother's old diaries. Aura sees these diaries as a form of guidance, and notices a strong connection between her mother's entries and her post-graduate life.
I'm going to end the "summary" section her, as not to ruin the movie for you. However, I highly suggest you sit down and watch it. It's a great movie to watch in the company of friends, and Dunham definitely pushes the film beyond the typical "coming of age" comedy.
SPOILER ALERT: The Film also contains a super awesome/super weird sex scene in a super random location.
You can also watch the trailer for the film here:
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