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Janet Planet
2024

Janet Planet

Evoking the woozy, sun-baked summer days of childhood, Janet Planet is an intimate portrait of 11-year-old Lacy, a girl out of place, her relationship with her enigmatic mother, Janet, and the lovers who are drawn into Janet’s orbit.

Director

Annie Baker

Runtime

110 Minutes

Country

United States

Classification

M

A stunning portrait of a summer, as seen from a child’s point of view.

Evoking the woozy, sun-baked summer days of childhood, Janet Planet is an intimate portrait of 11-year-old Lacy, a girl out of place, her relationship with her enigmatic mother, Janet, and the lovers who are drawn into Janet’s orbit. Set in the verdant surroundings of Western Massachusetts over the course of a long summer in the early 1990s, and shot on lush 16mm film, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker’s directorial debut is an assured one, featuring a carefully controlled visual style, and magnetic performances from Julianne Nicholson and newcomer Zoe Ziegler.

“Janet Planet is a tiny masterpiece, and it’s so carefully constructed, so loaded with details and emotions and gentle comedy, that it’s impossible to shake once it gets under your skin.”

The New York Times

“Baker’s Chekhovian powers of intimate observation have few equals among contemporary dramatists.”

The Hollywood Reporter

Telluride, New York, Berlin
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Film Credits

Director

Annie Baker

Year

2023

Country

United States

Language

English

Type

Feature & Fiction

Program Strand

World Cinema

Producer

Dan JanveyDerrick TsengAnnie Baker & Andrew Goldman

Writer

Annie Baker

Cinematographer

Maria von Hausswolf

Editor

Lucian Johnson

Cast

Julianne NicholsonZoe ZieglerElias KoteasWill Patton & Sophie Okonedo

Film Source

Sony Pictures Releasing

Genre

Coming of AgeDrama & Women

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Saturday 26 Oct 2024

05:00 pm

Janet Planet

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Saturday 2 Nov 2024

04:00 pm

Janet Planet

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