In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet (Julianne Nicholson). As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet. Written and directed by playwright Annie Baker, this debut draws you in with its cinematic charms and delivers a powerful thematic finish.
“Annie Baker’s debut feature film is a tiny masterpiece, and it’s so carefully constructed, so loaded with details and emotions and gentle comedy, that it’s impossible to shake once it gets under your skin.” — Alissa Wilkinson, The New York Times
“Janet Planet is a brilliant debut for Baker, who doesn’t so much translate her artistry to the screen as discover a whole new frontier for her singular sensibility.” — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
directed by
Annie Baker
Annie Baker
written by
Annie Baker
Annie Baker
with
Zoe Ziegler, Luke Philip Bosco, June Walker Grossman
Zoe Ziegler, Luke Philip Bosco, June Walker Grossman
country
United States
United States