City Cinema: Eleanor The Great

Comedy/Drama.
PG, mature themes, mild language.
Dir: Scarlett Johansson, US, 2025, 98 min.
June Squibb, Erin Kellyman, Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Cannes Festival nominee: Un Certain Regard Award and Camera d’Or.

“Raucous cheers and quite a few tears greeted the world premiere of Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut at Cannes… The crowd warmly embraced the dramedy, which stars June Squibb as Eleanor Morgenstern, a fiercely independent Florida retiree who, after the sudden death of her lifelong best friend, relocates to New York to live with her daughter. A series of events leads her to a young woman suffering from the loss of her mother. The two bond over their shared grief and a desire to reconnect with their Jewish identity. But Eleanor has a secret that threatens to destroy the friendship they have built.” —Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter