TINY FURNITURE

Tiny Furniture - Lena Dunham wrote, directed and starred in this movie about a girl who moves home after college. Her mom is a photographer of small things, and the girl doesn't seem to know what to do with herself. (It's really good to graduate from college with something lined up, people. You're young, you have energy, and your mind is as sharp as it will ever be, even though the common sense hasn't been fully engaged yet. Which means you don't need to hang around sleeping for any longer than a week). Alright, then... Tiny Furniture is good, especially if you haven't yet seen Girls, which is the HBO show that Dunham scored after her success with Tiny Furniture. If you have seen Girls, then you'll be familiar with some of the actors and situations and even the New York of Tiny Furniture. I think the way to watch Lena's work is to know that you're in real time as you watch. The plot is going to advance about as far as you advance in a week when you're twenty something.
Sometimes it's fast relationship-wise, and sometimes slow. Same for jobs, social life, and all the ways you get to waste your time when you're in your twenties. Fast and slow and lots of talk about it all. The world advances, so it all happens with technology, but it's basically the same stuff and fun to watch and think about, and a relief to know that it's behind you, although bittersweet because of the loss of just that unique kind of fun that only happens when you're that young. It's a great title, too, right?