Chicago – Gratefully, we live in a post-Weinstein environment of #metoo, and one of the first films to comment upon it is “The Assistant,” written and directed by Kitty Green. Coming off its run at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, the film explores a low level female production assistant (Pa) as she navigates an office overwhelmed by a successful-but-abusive bossman.
Day After Day: Julia Garner is ‘The Assistant’
Photo credit: Bleecker Street Media
Interestingly, writer/director Green creates a mundane atmosphere for Pa Jane (Julia Garner), who has been on the job for five weeks at the film company. What she observes and experiences is appalling conduct from the powerful head of the company, both in his sexual manipulation and anger-addicted abuse. What is unique about the film’s statement is that the whole office is complicit, as to excuse the behavior means holding onto their highly sought-after jobs, and staying quiet about mistreatment.
Day After Day: Julia Garner is ‘The Assistant’
Photo credit: Bleecker Street Media
Interestingly, writer/director Green creates a mundane atmosphere for Pa Jane (Julia Garner), who has been on the job for five weeks at the film company. What she observes and experiences is appalling conduct from the powerful head of the company, both in his sexual manipulation and anger-addicted abuse. What is unique about the film’s statement is that the whole office is complicit, as to excuse the behavior means holding onto their highly sought-after jobs, and staying quiet about mistreatment.
- 2/5/2020
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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