Eleanor the Great, rated PG-13
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Eleanor the Great is a powerful film about the importance of friendship in our lives. The film is directed by two-time Oscar nominee (Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit), Scarlett Johansson in her directorial debut. It was written by Tory Kamen.
Eleanor Morgenstein, played by Oscar nominee June Squibb (Nebraska), is a 94-year-old woman living in Florida with her good friend and fellow widow Bessie Stern, played by Rita Zohar. Eleanor listens as Bessie recounts the horrors of surviving the Holocaust. When Bessie suddenly dies, Eleanor moves back to New York to live with her daughter Lisa, played by Emmy nominee Jessica Hecht (Special), and grandson Max, played by Will Price.
Eleanor is immediately seen as a burden by her daughter, who quickly looks for a place for her mother to move to. In the meantime, she tries to find things for Eleanor to do during the day. Continue reading →