THE STARLING GIRL
A young woman faces a battle between her love of faith and desire for self-expression in this coming-of-age film from Director Laurel Parmet.
SYNOPSIS
Seventeen-year-old Jem Starling (Eliza Scanlen) struggles to define her place within her fundamentalist Christian community in rural Kentucky. Even her greatest joy of dancing with the church group is tempered by worry that her actions are sinful and she is caught between a burgeoning awareness of her own sexuality and her religious devotion. With the return of Owen, an enigmatic youth pastor, Jem soon finds herself attracted to his worldliness and charm. Slowly, he draws her into a dangerous relationship that could upend their entire community.
Director
Laurel Parmet
WITH
Eliza Scanlen, Lewis Pullman, Jimmi Simpson, Wren Schmidt, Claire Elizabeth Green, Ellie May
Run Time
1 hour, 56 minutes
Released
May 12, 2023
Distributed by
Bleecker Street
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE
Assisted Listening
Closed Captioning
Descriptive Audio
Country
United States
SUBTITLES
None
RATED R
for Some Sexuality
SHOWINGS
JUNE 30 | FRI
4:35, 7:00, 9:25 p.m.
JULY 1 | SAT
11:45 a.m., 2:10, 4:35, 7:00, 9:25 p.m.
JULY 2 | SUN
11:45 a.m., 2:10, 4:35, 7:00, 9:25 p.m.
JULY 3 | MON
4:35, 7:00, 9:25 p.m.
JULY 4 | TUE
CLOSED
JULY 5 | WED
4:35, 7:00, 9:25 p.m.
JULY 6 | THU
4:35, 7:00, 9:25 p.m.
JULY 7 | FRI
4:35, 7:00, 9:25 p.m.
JULY 8 | SAT
11:45 a.m., 2:10, 4:35, 7:00, 9:25 p.m.
JULY 9 | SUN
11:45 a.m., 2:10, 4:35, 7:00, 9:25 p.m.
JULY 10 | MON
4:35, 7:00, 9:25 p.m.
JULY 11 | TUE
4:35, 7:00, 9:25 p.m.
JULY 12 | WED
4:35, 7:00, 9:25 p.m.
JULY 13 | THU
4:35, 7:00, 9:25 p.m.
REVIEWS
“The language and strictures of their religious community are perfectly rendered by writer and director Laurel Parmet, who captures the complicated interplay of power and immaturity that can blossom in isolated communities.”
“The power of this sensitive and devilishly detailed coming-of-age drama is rooted in the friction that it finds between biblical paternalism and modern personhood.”
“Parmet’s strong script and surety behind the camera navigates the audience through this complicated story of religion and sexuality, patriarchy and power, brought to eerily accurate life by the ensemble of excellent actors.”