Attractive and successful in her career as a concierge in a top NYC hotel, Nora Wilder (Parker Posey) is left with a lingering emptiness. She longs for what her friend Audrey (Drea de Matteo) has -- a husband (Tim Guinee).
Nora's pushy mother (Gena Rowlands) desperately wants grandchildren and nags Nora to settle down already as Nora's step-father (Peter Bogdanovich) watches on benignly.
But Nora's life is a series of disappointments and one-night stands, punctuated with a huge exclamation point in the form of an actor, Nick Gable (Justin Theroux) who makes Nora feel that this could really be "the one." But again, her hopes are dashed when she realizes she's been used.
Finally, a French charmer, Julien (Melvil Poupaud) comes into her life but Nora is so gun-shy, she has trouble trusting and the thought of this relationship being real sends her into high anxiety. Though he seems sincere, Nora can't trust enough and is, once again, alone.
With friend Audrey's marriage crumbling, Nora and Audrey head off for a holiday in Paris. Can this be the adventure Nora needs to muster herself to accept who she is and have the confidence to follow up the previous "French connection"?
Roy Thinnes, Dana Ivey and William Wise have small roles.
Written and directed by Zoe R. Cassavetes. who follows in her father's footsteps in independent filmmaking.
Rated PG-13 for some sexual content, brief drug use and language.
My personal rating: C+
Nora's pushy mother (Gena Rowlands) desperately wants grandchildren and nags Nora to settle down already as Nora's step-father (Peter Bogdanovich) watches on benignly.
But Nora's life is a series of disappointments and one-night stands, punctuated with a huge exclamation point in the form of an actor, Nick Gable (Justin Theroux) who makes Nora feel that this could really be "the one." But again, her hopes are dashed when she realizes she's been used.
Finally, a French charmer, Julien (Melvil Poupaud) comes into her life but Nora is so gun-shy, she has trouble trusting and the thought of this relationship being real sends her into high anxiety. Though he seems sincere, Nora can't trust enough and is, once again, alone.
With friend Audrey's marriage crumbling, Nora and Audrey head off for a holiday in Paris. Can this be the adventure Nora needs to muster herself to accept who she is and have the confidence to follow up the previous "French connection"?
Roy Thinnes, Dana Ivey and William Wise have small roles.
Written and directed by Zoe R. Cassavetes. who follows in her father's footsteps in independent filmmaking.
Rated PG-13 for some sexual content, brief drug use and language.
My personal rating: C+
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