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May 24, 2013
At the Movies: Gerwig charms as ‘Frances Ha'
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic
AP Movie Critic
| Frances Ha |
 Director: Noah Baumbach Cast: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver, Michael Zegen Rating: R Running time: 86 minutes |
On paper it sounds unbearably precious and solipsistic — a cliche, even. Middle-class, college-educated white girl in her mid-20s wanders around New York City with no real home, job or purpose. She has no idea where she's going or what she's doing, and as she struggles to find herself, she ends up even more lost.
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