How to Be Louise

A quiet, introspective character study that drifts through a young woman's grief and self-discovery with a literary, gently whimsical touch.

Directed by

Anne Flournoy

Starring

Lea Floden, Steve Ahern, Dan Bonnell

Overview

Haunted by the death of her mother and without role models, dreamer Louise scours her world for someone to imitate. With the help of James Joyce's Ulysses and a taxi-driving poet, Louise discovers she is the woman she thought she would never be.

How it feels

Measured and needs your attention.

About

Grief, identity, coming-of-age, isolation

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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