Private Life
2018
****
Director: Tamara Jenkins
Cast: Kathryn Hahn, Paul Giamatti, Kayli Carter, Molly Shannon, John Carroll Lynch, Denis O’Hare, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Emily Robinson, Desmin Borges, Charlie Murphy
A middle-aged couple from New York City have pursued various means to get a child, but all of them have failed. There is newfound hope when their young niece offers to donate her eggs. This funny and moving personal drama shows how the most fulfilling period in a couple's lives can become a constant source of agony and frustration. Kathryn Hahn and Paul Giamatti give charming and heartbreaking performances.
