Charlie and Nicole start the film narrating what they love about each other - a writing exercise from a mediator neither of them wants to be sitting in front of. Marriage Story follows what unfolds next: a coast-to-coast divorce that gets uglier than either of them intends, dragging in lawyers, custody battles, and every accumulated resentment a marriage can quietly store away. Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson give career-best performances in Noah Baumbach's film, written and directed in the years after his own divorce, and it shows in how precisely observed the smaller cruelties feel. The film's most talked-about scene - a screaming match that turns physical - is as hard to watch as anything in recent American cinema, precisely because neither character is written as the villain. The Rotten Tomatoes Critics Consensus praised the film for observing a splintering union with compassion and expansive grace, while News.com.au's Wenlei Ma called it so raw and emotionally burning. Broken Hearts Club: Marriage Story (2019) Wednesday, October 21st | 8:00 PM | TicTic, Phnom Penh Free Entry & Popcorn - Arrive early for sofa, bed, or beanbag seating.
