Based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Phoebe Gloeckner, The Diary of a Teenage Girl recounts the coming-of-age adventures of Minnie Goetze, a San Francisco teenager growing up in the counterculture haze of the 1970s. Lonely and artistic, Minnie chronicles her trials through expressive drawings and painfully honest missives confided to a tape recorder. One fateful evening alone with her mother’s boyfriend, Minnie is confronted with her burgeoning sexuality for the first time, and suddenly this precocious teen is in way over her head. A Sundance sensation, the film marks an impressive feature debut for Marielle Heller who through a hybrid of live-action and animation offers a poignant and wry window into the psyche of a bright, young woman. Bel Powley is terrific in the lead; Alexander Skarsgård and Kristen Wiig offer strong support.
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Directed by Marielle Heller