film · noah baumbach’s frances ha is a witty and beautifully shot modern coming of age tale—traveling home for the holidays, missing your best friend, paying atm fees, and settling into your imperfections.

music · modern love by david bowie plays in our film.

words i · lionel trilling’s sincerity and authenticity which frances quotes early on in our film.

words ii · marcel proust on memory and relationships from in search of lost time.

paintings · these vibrant and textural interiors by henri matisse are perfect in that they look like they have mistakes and are comfortable in that imperfection.

sculptures · these sculptures by nancy graves from her spill series have that same quality, possessing both childlike rhythms and a sophisticated compositions. graves went to vassar college, baumbach’s alma mater.