Scarlett Johansson

Look beyond the memes and revel in Marriage Story’s vulnerability, craft, and fragmented joy

By Kate Olivares, Peak Associate Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story is joining the ranks of Roma and Mudbound as Netflix’s newest awards contender. The premise is simple: Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) and Charlie (Adam Driver) have fallen out of love and have decided to separate. Both characters navigate this process while living in different cities, caring after their son, and trying to keep their family together. As the movie progresses, the realities of a divorce’s legal process and the intimacies of their relationships begin to unravel. This movie’s magic comes from the relationship between Baumbach and his actors. He often writes roles with…

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