Eleanor the Great

‍Eleanor The Great

Monday November 3, 2:00 p.m.

98 min

Season Sponsor: Rastin's Pharmacy

Film Date Sponsor: To be announced

Proceeds to Hamilton Out of the Cold

After seventy years with her best friend, Eleanor (June Squibb) moves to New York City for a fresh start. Making new friends at ninety proves difficult. Longing for connection, she befriends a 19-year-old journalism student. Debut direction by Scarlett Johansson.

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Deauville Film Festival: won audience award

"The definition of truth, and the nature of grief, are explored through a salty, shrewd and satisfying performance from Squibb, who deserves and elevates all the roles that come her way." Thelma Adams/AARP movies for grownups

"The film allows [Squibb] a complexity rarely afforded to elderly characters. She radiates warmth in scenes with Kellyman, serving as a wise and witty grandmotherly figure, and exhibits sharp comedic timing when playing opposite Jessica Hecht." Sonia Rao/Washington Post

"Squibb, Kellyman, Johansson, and first-time screenwriter Tory Kamen have made a film about loss, friendship, and compassion. Eleanor may not always be great, but this movie lets us see the parts of her that really are." Nell Minow/Movie Mom

"This was a heartfelt, emotionally resonant story about the power of our lives and the capacity of our stories lingering on long after we've left this world. Take someone you love and see it." Kristen Lopez/The Film Maven

"Scarlett Johansson’s Eleanor the Great is exactly the kind of conventional, performer-led film one would expect from an actor. It also has the jackpot combination of being tear-inducing and laugh-out-loud funny." Ed Potton/The Times(UK)

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