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California’s San Fernando Valley, 1973. Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman) is a precocious high schooler and child star who meets - and is immediately besotted with - Alana (Alana Haim), a twenty-something photographer’s assistant trying desperately to find herself. The two of them form an unlikely bond, and soon begin running around the Valley together taking part in Gary’s many haphazard schemes.

Newcomers Haim and Hoffman range from gawky to sexy, confident to confused, worldly-wise to wide-eyed in a heartbeat. They’re charismatic and each maintain their own idiosyncratic authenticity, their charm makes the film easy and joyous. Anderson deftly balances pace, tone, and style as he delivers his most upbeat film to date, with a blistering soundtrack, too.

"Anderson crafts an offbeat love story that manages to be sweet, hilarious, absurd – and wholly believable." ★★★★ - Mark Kermode, The Guardian

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