Margot at the Wedding

Margot at the Wedding is a 2007 tragicomedy written and directed by Noah Baumbach. The film premiered on August 31, 2007 at the 34th Telluride Film Festival.

Although Pauline is happy that Margot showed up, the two share a wellspring of tension. Margot disapproves of Paulines lifechoices besides marrying Malcolm, Pauline is pregnant, a fact that she hasnt shared with Malcolm or her preteenage daughter Ingrid. Pauline resents how her life experiences have been used in Margots writing. She is also incensed when Margot shares secrets told to her in confidence including her pregnancy. Each of the sisters feels unfairly picked on by the other. Rather than take their frustrations out on each other, the sisters target those around them. Pauline twits her fiancs sense of inadequacy. Margot skewers her sons physical and emotional awkwardness. As he grows up, Claude becomes more of a target of her merciless powers of observation.Tensions come to a head twice. Margots interview goes disastrously wrong when Dicks questions become personal. While Pauline interrogates him about emails he received from one of her 20yearold students, Malcolm admits he kissed Maisie. Returning to the house, Pauline finds Maisie inside. Though Pauline says nothing, its obvious to Maisie that Pauline knows the truth. Learning of Malcolms inappropriate behavior with Maisie, Dick angrily beats Malcolm. After that Pauline and Ingrid escape Malcolm and the house with Margot and Claude. ........

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