Fresh
A deft self-portrait of someone who hasn't reached the point where they can take themselves seriously.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Tiny Furniture
Aura would like you to know that she is having a very, very hard time.
2010 · 1h 39m · Not Rated
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Lena Dunham
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Tiny Furniture
Overview
After graduating from film school, Aura returns to New York to live with her photographer mother, Siri, and her sister, Nadine, who has just finished high school. Aura is directionless and wonders where to go next in her career and her life. She takes a job in a restaurant and tries unsuccessfully to develop relationships with men, including Keith, a chef where she works, and cult Internet star Jed.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
79%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Just when you think "Tiny Furniture" is of the nothing-happens school of indie-filmdom, something more dramatic happens.
Claude Peck, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
Sharp observations, thin on entertainment value -- "Mumblecore" at its heart.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Dunham has a sharp eye for visual composition and a sharp ear, too.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Rotten
There's not much to it, but you do sense, after watching it, that this filmmaker might someday make something very good, once she starts looking beyond her own immediate vicinity.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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