Spinster (film)

Spinster is a 2019 Canadian film directed by Andrea Dorfman and written by Jennifer Deyell.

Spinster
Film poster
Directed byAndrea Dorfman
Written byJennifer Deyell
StarringChelsea Peretti
Jonathan Watton
Kate Lynch
Susan Kent
Nadia Tonen
Release date
  • December 6, 2019 (2019-12-06) (Whistler)[1]
Running time
87 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered at the 2019 Whistler Film Festival[2][3] and was released in August 7, 2020.[4]

Chelsea Peretti stars as Gaby, the titular spinster, who at the age of 39 struggles with the fact that she is still single and has never had children.

Plot

Gaby (Peretti) is a caterer. On her 39th birthday she arrives home and catches her boyfriend of three months moving out. He admits that he only intended their relationship to be a fling and was never truly attracted to Gaby. Gaby is depressed but her married best friend Amanda reassures her that she still has time to marry and have children.

Encouraged by Amanda, Gaby awkwardly begins to search for a new man to enter a relationship with. After making a connection with one of her Tinder dates Gaby is crushed when he leaves immediately after they have sex.

After her disastrous date Gaby takes a break from dating and begins to consider what she wants with her life. After her father offers to give her the money he would have spent on her wedding in a lump sum Gaby decides to open a restaurant. After talking to her neighbour, a professor who never married or had children, Gaby begins to make peace with being alone and pursues her relationships with her family and friends.

While out on a hike Gaby finds a stranger, Will, who was lost in the woods. After rescuing him the two form an immediate bond and kiss; Gaby is disappointed to discover he lives on the opposite coast in B.C. Though Will wants to pursue a relationship with Gaby she turns him down.

On her 40th birthday Gaby opens her restaurant named after her dog.

Reception

The film received mixed to positive reviews. As of August 2020, 81% of the 26 reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 6.47/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Led by a nuanced performance from Chelsea Peretti, Spinster offers a refreshingly three-dimensional -- and often very funny -- picture of modern single life."[5] It had a score of 56 on review aggregator site Metacritic, based on nine reviews.[6]

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References
  1. "2019 Films". Whistler Film Festival=access-date=August 16, 2020.
  2. "WFF Rolls Out 2019 Film Lineup and Juries". Whistler Film Festival. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. Brodsky, Katherine (November 26, 2019). "Canadian and World Premieres About at Annual Whistler Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  4. Gow, Steve. "Spinster: Andrea Dorfman's love letter to Halifax". Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. "Spinster (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  6. "Spinster". Retrieved 16 August 2020.


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