Georgia

Georgia

1995 · 115 min · EN · R · 5.8 (36 votes)
Dir. Ulu Grosbard · Starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mare Winningham, Ted Levine, Max Perlich, John Doe, John C. Reilly

The toughest act to follow was their dreams.

Drama

Sadie looks up to her older sister Georgia, a successful folk singer who's happily married with children, but can't break out of the bar-band circuit and hit the big time she desperately covets. It's in part due to her attraction to drugs and booze, and also to her own unwise choice in men. Finally, though, Sadie's Achilles heel is a rough, unlovely voice very different than her sister's crowd-pleasing singing.

VIBE

A raw, introspective dive into the complex dynamics of sisterhood and the crushing weight of unfulfilled artistic ambition. It feels like a smoky, dimly lit bar where every note aches with regret and the quiet desperation of dreams just out of reach.

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