Whenherbestfriendandroommateabruptlymovesouttogetmarried,Susan(MelanieMayron),awannabegalleryartistslummingitasabarmitzvahphotographeronManhattan’sUpperWestSide,findsherselfadriftinbothlifeandlove.Couldanewjobbetheanswer?Whataboutaflingwithamarried,olderrabbi(EliWallach)?AtouchstoneofAmericanindependentfilmmakingthatwentontoinfluenceanentiresubgenreoffilmsandtelevisionshows(mostfamouslyLenaDunham’s“Girls”)aboutyoungwomentryingtomakeitinthebigcity,ClaudiaWeill’s1970sNewYorktimecapsulecapturesthecomplexitiesandcontradictionsofwomen’slivesandrelationshipsduringtheeraofsecond-wavefeminismwithbothwryhumorandrefreshingfrankness.
