A socialite’s glamorous past unravels with darkly comic wit as she rebuilds her life in San Francisco.
Melancholy and intimate, with dry wit. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
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Nothing past what a PG-13 promises: some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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After experiencing a traumatic misfortune, Jasmine French, a wealthy woman from New York, moves to San Francisco to live with her foster sister Ginger and the firm purpose of getting a new life, but she will be haunted by anxiety and memories of the past.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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