Ginger & Rosa review

Elle Fanning turns in a striking performance in this '60s-set coming-of-ager

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Spearheaded by a strikingly self-assured turn from Elle Fanning, this ’60s-set coming-of-ager follows two teenage girls whose bond starts to crumble under the emotional and political pressures of adulthood.

Director Sally Potter shrewdly weaves the domestic drama - centred on the shifting dynamics between Ginger (Fanning), her parents (Christina Hendricks and Alessandro Nivola) and one-time BFF Rosa (Alice Englert) - against the backdrop of nuclear paranoia and social change, but at times allows her dialogue to shift from smart to on-the-nose.

Emma Dibdin
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Emma Didbin is a writer and journalist who has contributed to 12DOVE, The New York Times, Elle, Esquire, The Hollywood Reporter, Vulture, and more. Emma can currently be found in Los Angeles where she is pursuing a career in TV writing. Emma has also penned two novels, and somehow finds the time to write scripts for Parcast – the Spotify-owned network that creates thrilling true crime and mystery podcasts.

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