A Solid Story of Creative Endeavor
The challenging essence of being a new artist with make or break ambitions in NYC, a mega land of creative talent, is a situation that dauntingly confronts many individuals. Frances Ha is a new film that depicts such a topic through the eyes of a young dancer played by lead actress Greta Gerwig. The effects that the illusionary mantra of a small fish in a big pond play into the sensibilities and habits of a self starter like Frances can be overwhelming. The mandatory aspects of landing a financial source on the side while pursuing the envisioned ultimate job for which one has dedicated years of heart felt persistence to becoming is difficult. Being immersed in a place that is large and constantly moving at a rapid pace like New York can get the best of people sullied into fits of self loathing or despair. Such feelings though don't seem to limit this young playful character. For most people when things don't seem to be progressing in the way that is sufficent to sustain a life set for oneself can be frightfully alarming. While she does feels these strains as they invoke the feeling of uncertainty that Frances must confront in reaching her goal, it's handled in lighthearted stride.
As times become seemingly unmanageable with opportunities missed, auditions spoiled, relationships hindered and the comforts of family a distant far cry make for hard times that provoke a slightly more austere perspective. That which keeps one composed, as the lead character demonstrates, is the personal identity that is true in securing one's ability to continue forward. It's this persona so to speak that the director Noah Baumbach captures poignantly in how Frances deals with life's travails. She is comedic, curious, daring and capable of the world in which she lives, making the arduous mission to become a recognized dancer a fruition needing to be realized. See how Frances Ha makes the best of circumstances effecting her dream in a spectacularly filmed setting of New York with scenes that also take place in Paris during a trip intended as a reprieve from a somewhat rigorous routine of which she's accostom.