Starlet

Starlet

  • Director: Sean Baker
  • Writer: Sean Baker,Chris Bergoch
  • Countries of origin: United States, United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Release date: May 9, 2013
  • Runtime: 1 hour 43 minutes
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: 小明星
  • "Starlet" is a drama film directed by Sean Baker and starring Dree Hemingway and Besedka Johnson . The film was released in the United States on November 9, 2012.
    The film mainly tells the story of young woman Jane and old lady Sadie, two seemingly impossible intersections, connected by a second-hand bottle containing cash   .

    Details

    • Release date May 9, 2013
    • Filming locations Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies Maybach Film Productions, Cre Film, Cunningham & Maybach Films

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $88,212

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $15,662

    Gross worldwide

    $146,222

    Movie reviews

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    • By Deven 2022-12-29 07:06:15

      Small warmth delayed by a large scale

      I downloaded the abridged version, but it was unexpectedly better. Bright yellow warm tones, friendship at the end of the year.

      ?️A yard sale was led by a thermos that was traded second-hand. Two people who did not know each other met, healed each other, opened their hearts, and there was not too much language, all reflected in the details.

    • By Will 2022-12-29 00:18:00

      Sharing loneliness is the best trust

      JANE is a kind child. For the unexpected 1W knife, he wanted to help compensate the lonely owner of the old lady. When JANE slowly approached Sadie's life and shared Sadie's loneliness, JANE realized that he was lonelier, and Sadie was lonely because of old age. , The years took away her love, and she was lonely because she never got it. Her mother would rather smoke marijuana at home than come to Los Angeles to see her for free. So one loneliness responds to another and becomes warmth. This...

    • By Alexzander 2022-12-28 23:10:05

      so what

      The whole film is a so-so tune.

      So what if I shoot porn videos, I don't love living and decorating rooms, caring for the weak, getting a windfall and feeling uneasy, working hard, and treating friends sincerely.

      What if she takes my money for porn? I'm a lonely old woman with a lot of money to spend. She can take me to the supermarket, play bingo with me, and wants to take me to Paris to realize my dream.

      Some people are virtuous and self-righteous, no matter...

    • By Vita 2022-12-17 23:23:26

      What I have always believed is that the heart is warm.

      Wake up in the morning, open her eyes, the sun is warm, the wind blows the curtains, Jane lights a cigarette at her fingertips, the smoke curls.
      "The Rose to Bloom", also known as "The Actress of Tomorrow". The light yellow picture is full of warmth. I don't know how you feel when you see this movie. I just feel very quiet, like the breeze has calmed the restlessness in my heart, and I sit quietly holding the computer. In bed, there is no noise or boredom.

      Jane is a young girl...

    • By Bianka 2022-12-15 12:48:35

      The final outcome.

      After knowing Jane's secret, Sadie is also willing to go to Paris with Jane, but asks to go to the cemetery of her deceased husband first. This time she asks Jane to lay flowers instead of her, in order to let Jane discover the tombstone next to S's deceased husband—— Sadie's daughter (1951-1969), she never mentioned to Jane that she had a daughter who died at the age of eighteen. And Jane turned her head to look in Sadie's direction, she also understood everything, why the old lady was so...

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    • By Zackery 2023-06-27 03:50:41

      Like the American version of "The Two of Us", young and old interact and influence each other. It's just that the erotic scenes with real swords and guns in the middle part are really confusing. Is this the biggest selling point of this film? Hemingway's great-granddaughter passionate nude...

    • By Dock 2023-05-20 15:25:03

      The favorite narrative rhythm can quickly return to a normal temperature of life when the drama is constantly thrown out. Love the unspoken sense of love and connection that lies beneath the surface of the character's relationship. I also appreciate the way Sean Baker approaches the characters. It seems that the edge seems to be the bottom level, but he doesn't care or has no concept of it. A self-sufficient attitude, and he wants to slam his fist against the fourth curtain wall—— They are...

    • By Clovis 2023-04-22 21:55:48

      Very good story. The picture is beautiful. The heroine without makeup is absolutely beautiful! Especially her infinitely long beautiful...

    • By Berta 2023-04-11 23:48:28

      Elle Parker reappears, and the tone is much warmer. Unfortunately, the actress's skills are not as superb as...

    • By Janiya 2023-03-27 07:52:29

      The thermos returned by yard sales contains several rolls of cash. The seller said after the transaction: no refunds. I thought that such a dark humor passed by, but I didn't expect the story of the year-end relationship to continue. Compare ordinary life streaming movies, but still watch with...

    Movie plot

    21-year-old Jane ( Dree Hemingway ) and 85-year-old Sadie ( Besedka Johnson ) are two women who seem impossible to meet. They are two generations that don't go together. However, in California's San Fernando Valley, their two worlds collide in an incredible but fated way, creating a seemingly impossible but infectious friendship between them. In the meantime, Jane has to figure out how to make peace with her two overly emotional and...
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    Creative background

    The main inspiration for "Starlet" is that the director took some inspiration from Gus Maines' short film "Rebirth".
    In 2010, director Sean Baker and his writing partner, Chris Bergcher, collaborated on a TV show for MTV. The show's main audience was young men between the ages of 16 and 20. In order to please these people, they Many actresses who have made pornographic films have been invited to this show. As the director gradually...
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    Casting process

    Director Sean Baker and the film's casting director Julia Kim have been searching for two actresses to portray Sadie, 85, and Jane, 21, for a long time. For the role, the director is eager to find a relatively unfamiliar new face. Later, Dree Hemingway's acting agent, Allan Mindel, happened to see the casting call for Sadie, and he reminded them that Dree Hemingway might be of interest. The director didn't know that Dree Hemingway was...
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    Evaluation action

    Director Sean Baker strikes some clever balance in Starlet, extending the admiration of the two heroines into their eccentricities, but they don't turn into fools or saints. Jane's friendship with Sadie is something that takes away the numbness. Although the film is so low-key, and even the emotional revelations leave audiences feeling flat, Hemingway and Johnson's performances and unhurried performance also ensure that Sean Baker...
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    Movie quotes

    • Asa Akira: What's worse than getting banged by Jack the Ripper? Getting fingered by Captain Hook.

    • Sadie: [Sipping what looks like a lovely frappé outside Java Central coffee shop] I really prefer my own brand.

      Jane: That dry s**t you shove into hot water?