The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something has Passed

• Joanna Arnow
• 87 min
• United States
• 2023
• Fiction

A daring and hysterically funny BDSM comedy, and one of this year's most acclaimed debuts, about a young woman in Brooklyn and her incredibly bleak relationships, sex life, and career.

First-time feature filmmaker Joanna Arnow takes on the roles of director, screenwriter, editor, and lead actress in this deservedly hyped indie gem about 33-year-old Ann, who, seemingly emotionally numbed, navigates through her less-than-thrilling life. Neither her BDSM relationship with the perpetually indifferent and unenthusiastic older partner Allen nor her meaningless office job seem to be leading anywhere. Her painfully submissive relationship with her less-than-encouraging parents doesn't help either. With an observant and sharp eye and a clever deadpan humor, Arnow captures our contemporary existential ennui in a distinctive and highly accurate manner in her Cannes-celebrated feature film debut.

- Johan Blomqvist

• Komedi
• Sexualitet
• Identitet
• Relationer
• Feminism