I was already in my 30s when Noah Baumbach’s “Frances Ha” was released in theaters in 2012, but that doesn’t mean I couldn’t identify with its flailing 27-year-old title character, played by Baumbach’s personal and professional partner Greta Gerwig.
The movie has gained resonance as time has gone on, not only personally for viewers like me but also for the trajectory of Gerwig’s career. It’s leaving Netflix on Nov. 30, and anyone who enjoys Gerwig’s work should take the opportunity to check out this wonderful early example of her screenwriting.
Anyone who remembers feeling lost and unfocused in their 20s — or maybe feels that way now — should check out “Frances Ha” as well, since it’s one of the best adult coming-of-age movies of the past two decades. That’s a credit to the ongoing collaboration between Baumbach and Gerwig, who co-wrote the screenplay for “Frances Ha” after Gerwig co-starred in Baumbach’s
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