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His Three Daughters (2024)

His Three Daughters (2024)

Three sisters deal with life and death in this moving family portrait

The Very Best

8.9

Movie

United States of America
English
Comedy, Drama
2024
AZAZEL JACOBS
Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen, Jasmine Bracey
104 min

TLDR

Thank you Azazel Jacobs, for bringing Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne, and Elizabeth Olsen together to maximize their joint slay.

What it's about

After their father falls ill, three estranged sisters return to his New York apartment to care for him in his final three days. Katie takes charge of the proceedings with a controlling demeanor, free-spirited Christina feels anxious about being separated from her kid for the first time, and their half-sister Rachel deals with the upcoming death by getting stoned and betting on sports.

The take

Not everybody holds a good relationship with their sisters, but ideally, we get to reunite and repair things in a good time. Unfortunately, for some families, the only time they reunite is due to a parent nearly dying. This is the case in His Three Daughters, where the three sisters meet after years living apart. It’s a common plotline, mostly depicted in the feel-good, family friendly variation, but writer-director Azazel Jacobs makes the three sisters distinct by taking the easy assumptions many people would make about them, and naturally push them to reveal the opposite. Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne, and Elizabeth Olsen form a great trio, delivering equally excellent performances under the same roof.

What stands out

With their differences, it's understandable that the sisters would clash, but what plenty of films rush is the healing process. This film devotes equal time to both laying out the resentments and honestly, truly mending them.

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