Review of Mistress America (2015) by Jeff S — 27 Aug 2015

Difficult dialogue on many levels, But insightful and well acted. Interesting to see Greta Gerwig play a difficult personality.

This review of Mistress America (2015) was written by Jeff S on 27 Aug 2015.

Mistress America has generally received positive reviews.

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