"Our girl Minnie Goetze would be in her mid-20s now, if movie time followed the logic of real time. Instead, the central character in the 2015 film The Diary of a Teenage Girl is forever 15 in 1976 San Francisco, figuring out who she is in the context of sex, family and her artistic dreams. Even a decade after its release, Marielle Heller's"
"Monroe Rutherford (Alexander Skarsgård), her mother's 35-year-old boyfriend. Everyone watching knows this is a bad idea, but this is Minnie's story, and she's ecstatic: "I had sex today ... Holy shit!" Powley embodies Minnie and all her emotional turbulence with the help of incisive, sometimes hilarious voiceovers. Animated sequences that further illustrate Minnie's inner life pay homage to her idol, the cartoonist Aline Kominsky."
Minnie Goetze is a 15-year-old in 1976 San Francisco navigating sex, family and artistic ambitions. Marielle Heller directed a debut film that centers Minnie's sexual desires without punishing her for acting on them. The story adapts Phoebe Gloeckner's semi-autobiographical graphic novel and follows Minnie's pursuit of Monroe Rutherford, her mother's 35-year-old boyfriend. Bel Powley delivers a breakout performance with incisive, often hilarious voiceovers that convey Minnie's emotional turbulence. Animated sequences visualize Minnie's inner life and pay homage to cartoonist Aline Kominsky. Heller emphasized authentically capturing San Francisco's look, feel and spirit, making the setting essential to the film.
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