Palo Alto

Palo Alto

2013 · 100 min · EN · R · 6.1 (808 votes)
Dir. Gia Coppola · Starring Emma Roberts, Jack Kilmer, Nat Wolff, James Franco, Zoe Levin, Val Kilmer · Music Robert Schwartzman
Drama

Shy, sensitive April is the class virgin, torn between an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach Mr. B and an unrequited crush on sweet stoner Teddy. Emily, meanwhile, offers sexual favors to every boy to cross her path — including both Teddy and his best friend Fred, a live wire without filters or boundaries. As one high school party bleeds into the next — and April and Teddy struggle to admit their mutual affection — Fred's escalating recklessness starts to spiral into chaos.

VIBE

A hazy, melancholic portrait of suburban youth, navigating the awkwardness of first loves, illicit desires, and burgeoning recklessness. It feels like a wistful, sun-drenched dream, tinged with an underlying current of unease and longing for connection amidst emotional aimlessness.

melancholicaimlessrawuneasywistfulslow-burnindie dramanaturalisticobservationalyouth cinemacoming-of-agealienationdesirevulnerabilitysuburban ennui
high schoolcaliforniabased on novel or booksportsfootball (soccer)older man younger woman relationshipteenage sexualitywoman directorpalo altoteenager
MORE LIKE THIS — multi-vector + why, diversified