2020 · drama
The Assistant
Directed by Kitty Green1h 28m2020
A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.
Our read: The Assistant (2020) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, measured drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- bleak
- cold
- intimate
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