We discuss:

Greta Gerwig’s distinct directorial approach

Authentically representing teenage life and being

Social class in America

Emotional realness

Meaningful ellipses

Phil Lowrie and “Crash Into Me” as a “crystal song”

Stand-out performances by Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf

Maternal melodrama

Suppressed emotional truths and poignant subtexts of life at high school

Sisterhood beyond the family

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