Greenberg

2010/ US/107mins/ Dir. Noah Baumbach
Cast: Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Messina, Brie Larson, Juno Temple

Ben Stiller leads as Roger Greenberg, a single, fortyish man at a crossroads in his life, who finds himself in Los Angeles, house—sitting for six weeks for his more successful/married—with—children brother. In search of a place to restart his life, Greenberg tries to reconnect with old friends including his former bandmate Ivan [Rhys Ifans]. But old friends aren’t necessarily still best friends, and Greenberg soon finds himself spending more and more time with his brother’s personal assistant Florence [Greta Gerwig], an aspiring singer and also something of a lost soul. Despite his best attempts not to be drawn in, Greenberg and Florence manage to forge a connection, and Greenberg realizes he may at last have found a reason to be happy.

From Academy Award—nominated writer/director Noah Baumbach (“The Squid and the Whale”).