CINEMA @ THE LOUNGE
Official Selection – New Hampshire Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, AFI Fest
When an introverted high-schooler in small-town Arkansas loses her best friend to a car accident, she forms an unexpected bond with her friend’s mother while navigating the fraught, fragile, and often funny stages of grief. Starring Sophie Okonedo, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Chloe Coleman, and Tara Mallen.
Mouse is a rich, emotionally satisfying and superbly acted bittersweet drama about the bumpy journey of coming to terms with loss. -Screen International
Mouse is never depressing, thanks to the delicacy of O’Sullivan and Thompson’s filmmaking. -New York Magazine
This is subject matter that might sound heavy, but the difficult feelings dredged up never overwhelm the film’s gentle, character-driven approach. -Slant
Even scenes that should be corny land with a light touch in an ultra-naturalistic movie warmed by the summer sun. – Hollywood Reporter
R, 120min
