Be Yourself

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Annie Baker’s first film is a slow burn. Much of the action unfolds patiently, in real time, whether it’s a child running down a hill or her blintz warming in a microwave. But its long takes also cut abruptly, interrupting the feeling they’ve built: Baker’s scenes, slyly cued to Rainer Maria Rilke’s Fourth Duino Elegy, […]

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