Review of Tiny Furniture (2010) by Leighton T — 03 Dec 2010
Tiny Furniture tells the story of Aura (Lena Dunham) whom returns home from college jobless, with no choice but to move back into a Tribeca loft with her Artist Mother and sister. This film works well because of how genuine and honest it really feels.
It probably has to do with the fact that this is clearly semi-autobiographical, and the mother and sister are in fact, the director/actor's real sister and mother. It's an honest film about a young womans struggle to figure out really, who she is and what she wants.
The cinematography uses abundance of static shots, really creating this static, sterile life which Aura inhabits. The static framing really dictates the image, which really helps the film. The writing style is whimsical at times yet it never screams "INDIE FILM!, I am cute and interesting" like so many other american independent films seem to this day.
The writing kinda reminds me of a Whit Stillman film I think Dunham was really smart in how the film ends as well; really summing up our protagonists experience and really the point of the film.
This review of Tiny Furniture (2010) was written by Leighton T on 03 Dec 2010.
Tiny Furniture has generally received mixed reviews.
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