A Woman, a Part
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1h 38m
Directed by Elisabeth Subrin | 98 mins | 2016
Sick of L.A. and sitcom success, actress and woman on the verge Anna Baskin (Maggie Siff) looks to reconnect with her roots in the New York theater scene. But the city offers no respite in this smart and restrained drama, the sole narrative feature by the Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist Subrin, as Anna’s return stirs up tensions with the friends she left behind (Cara Seymour and John Ortiz).
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