Fourteen

Name: Fourteen
Genre: Drama
Released: May 15, 2020
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 79
Cast: Ben Sloane, C. Mason Wells, Dylan McCormick, Evan Davis, Kolyn Brown

2020

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Grasshopper Film | Release Date (Streaming): May 15, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Ben Sloane, C. Mason Wells, Dylan McCormick, Evan Davis, Kolyn Brown, Lorelei Romani, Norma Kuhling, Scott Friend, Tallie Medel, Willy McGee

Summary: Mara and Jo, in their twenties, have been close friends since middle school. Jo, the more outgoing figure, is a social worker who runs through a series of brief but intense relationships. Mara, a less splashy personality than Jo, bounces among teacher aide jobs while trying to land a position in elementary education, and writes fiction inMara and Jo, in their twenties, have been close friends since middle school. Jo, the more outgoing figure, is a social worker who runs through a series of brief but intense relationships. Mara, a less splashy personality than Jo, bounces among teacher aide jobs while trying to land a position in elementary education, and writes fiction in her spare time. She too has a transient romantic life, though she seems to settle down after meeting Adam, a mild-mannered software developer. It soon becomes apparent that Jo, despite her intellectual gifts, is unreliable in her professional life, losing and acquiring jobs at a troubling rate. Substance abuse may be responsible for Jo’s instability… but some observers suspect a deeper problem. Over the course of a decade, the more stable Mara sometimes tries to help, sometimes backs away to preserve herself, but never leaves behind her powerful childhood connection with Jo.… Expand

Director: Dan Sallitt

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 94 min

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Richard Brody

May 14, 2020

The diverging paths and seething conflicts of two lifelong friends, now young Brooklyn professionals, are explored deeply and poignantly in this deceptively calm melodrama, written and directed by Dan Sallitt. Read full review

Michael Phillips

May 16, 2020

But for the performances, and for just about everything Sallitt is up to, the film nonetheless feels full and true. Read full review

The Film Stage Rory O'Connor

Feb 14, 2019

A deep dive into the complexity and soft trauma of seeing those we idolized as kids through fresh eyes and what exactly to make of that new vantage. Read full review

Patrick Gamble

Feb 14, 2019

Rich with scenes of affection and reconciliation, the most charming thing about Fourteen is the degree to which Sallitt finds a balance between his own brand of independent filmmaking and the kind of French middle-class realism he’s clearly influenced by. Read full review

The Playlist Asher Luberto

May 22, 2020

Fourteen generates important insights on time, mental illness, and relationships, proving, through a tableau of exquisitely staged moments, that friendships deepen over time no matter the circumstance. Read full review

Barry Hertz

May 13, 2020

Sallitt is grasping for something profound here – a portrait of friendship seen both up-close and from a distance. Fourteen may ultimately be just that – a grasp – but it is worth reaching out for all the same. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

May 15, 2020

Fourteen simply runs too bland to have that vital sense of curiosity that comes from watching a movie where people talk about seemingly superfluous memories and interactions. Read full review

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