movie review - The Edge of Seventeen
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-eight years and a million words
Kokubunji, 2023.06.07
This is about a teenager who is struggling with life following the death of her father -- an event that's weakened the family to the point of disintegration. When her best (and only) friend begins dating her brother, it's the final straw and she slips into a sustained emotional crisis. Turning, incredibly, to a semi-hostile male teacher as her adult figure, she also develops a slow-burn affection for a boy who's clearly quite taken with her.
The story is told with an emotional resonance and ends in a place that doesn't take any short-cuts. I don't recall how I, a fifty-two-year-old male, started watching this but I'm glad I did.
Recommended.