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Centerpiece Ensemble Spotlight at the recent Mill Valley Film Festival, this comedy-drama from filmmaker Mike Mills (Beginners) assembles a terrific cast in a poignant love letter to the people who raise us, as well as the times that form us. Annette Bening stars as Dorothea, a determined single mother raising adolescent son Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) in Santa Barbara during the summer of 1979, with help from two other generations: Abbie (Greta Gerwig), a free-spirited artist boarding at their house, and Julie (Elle Fanning), a provocative older teen on whom Jamie harbors a crush. It’s a rich, funny and heart-stirring celebration of the complexities of women, family and the connections we seek our entire lives. Rated R. With Billy Crudup. Writer/Director: Mike Mills. (US 2016) 118 min.

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