Actresses
2015 · 10m · USA
Directed by Jeremy Hersh
Genres: drama, LGBTQ+, romance
Tones: contemplative, melancholic, tender
A young stage actress confesses her admiration to her idol Danielle, sparking a romance. As the relationship unfolds, the younger woman's self-involvement tests her older lover's patience.
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The scouts
Queer romance that doesn't perform virtue or tragedy — rare and unfashionable. The kind of small portrait the algorithm will never feed you.
An age-gap queer romance written without therapy-speak or tidy resolution — Hersh lets two sensibilities grind, which is the early-Joanna-Hogg miniature move. Concentrated and honest.
An age-gap queer romance written without therapy-speak or tidy resolution — just two sensibilities grinding. Hersh built a 'marvel of concentration' (Nobudge's words) and that bodes well for two-hander craft.
Reviews
Unyieldingly intimate, un-sentimental but never stark