20th Anniversary

Post-graduation angst is what drives this smart romantic comedy, Noah Baumbach’s directorial debut. Four young men try to chart their futures with varying degrees of uneasiness while their formidable girlfriends move ahead with considerably more confidence. Baumbach’s vision of the tremendous anxiety associated with newly established adulthood is embodied by a top-notch cast, including the likes of Josh Hamilton, Elliott Gould, Parker Posey, Chris Eigeman, and Eric Stoltz (several of whom would go on to become Baumbach regulars). As they move in small concentric circles, Baumbach allows us to get to know and be amused by his affable characters, ultimately yielding a strong sense of kinship with them. An NYFF33 selection.