Tallulah (film)
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| Directed by | Sian Heder |
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| Written by | Sian Heder |
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| Music by | Michael Brook |
| Cinematography | Paula Huidobro |
| Edited by | Darrin Navarro |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6 million |
Tallulah is a 2016 comedy-drama film written and directed by Sian Heder. It stars Ellen Page, Allison Janney, and Tammy Blanchard. The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2016. The film was released worldwide on July 29, 2016 on Netflix.
Living in her van while travelling around America, Tallulah "Lu" (Page) and her partner Nico survive by stealing credit cards. When Nico decides it is time to go home to his mother, Tallulah expresses her dismay and argues with Nico about how she will not change her lifestyle. Lu is devastated to discover the next morning that Nico has left without saying goodbye. She finds herself compelled to find him. She drives to New York City, where Nico's mother, Margo (Janney), lives and finds her at her apartment. After informing Lu that she has not seen Nico in two years, Margo tells Lu to leave.
With nowhere else to go, Tallulah steals from guests at a nearby hotel, only for an eccentric and intoxicated mother, Carolyn, to mistake Lu as housekeeping staff. To Lu's confusion, Carolyn lets her child wander around naked and play with dangerous objects and admits that she is not invested in being a mother. She leaves her toddler, Maddy, in Tallulah's care, while she goes on a date with a man who is not her husband. Tallulah bonds with the young Maddy, bathing her and playing games before a devastated Carolyn arrives back at the hotel, distraught that the man did not want her. After Carolyn drunkenly passes out, Tallulah impulsively takes Maddy back to her van to spend the night. Carolyn panics the next morning when she discovers Maddy is missing and calls the police. When Lu returns to the hotel with Maddy, she flees upon seeing the police and goes to Margo's apartment. After Lu claims that the child is Nico's and that she is Margo's granddaughter, "Maggie," Margo reluctantly agrees to let them stay for one night.
Unknown to Lu, Margo is struggling with her own marital problems after her ex-husband Stephen has left her for a man, Andreas, and is pressing Margo to finalize their divorce. While Lu and Maddy stay with Margo, the three of them bond; Tallulah reveals her fears of forming relationships and Margo admits to having trouble letting go. However, Lu becomes increasingly aware that the authorities are looking for her and Maddy. Meanwhile, a distressed Carolyn is questioned by a social worker who notes that Carolyn has only expressed concern for herself so far instead of her missing child. Frustrated with their questioning, Carolyn leaves the hotel to distract herself and discovers that her husband has cancelled all her credit cards.
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