Written and Directed by Eliza Hittman and anchored by an AAW performance by Sidney Flanigan, this film tells a three-day tale about a teenage girl wanting to get an abortion. It has a ring of truth to it, so I think it was probably based on a true story.
Autumn (Flanigan) is an 17-year-old high school senior. She has a terrible relationship with either her father or stepfather and possibly her only friend is her cousin Skylar (Talia Ryder). She is obviously anxious and depressed about something, and we soon learn that she is pregnant. She lives in Pennsylvania where parental consent is required in order for someone her age to get an abortion, but in New York she can get one without parental consent. Autumn and Skylar then scrape some money together to take the bus to NYC to get the abortion from a Planned Parenthood clinic.
As a man, I had no idea how psychologically difficult this is, above and beyond the obvious psychological trauma of terminating a pregnancy. The movie title comes from a series of very difficult questions – which stir up intense and complex repressed feelings – that the abortion counsellor asks Autumn, and that she must answer either “Never,” “Rarely,” “Sometimes,” or “Always.” The film also shows, with powerful details, the difficulties of two teenagers trying to survive NYC without the funds to get a decent meal or a hotel room.
Robin and I found it difficult to watch at times (especially the ‘operation’ scenes), but we both thought it was a good film. The performance by Flanigan is the best one I’ve seen this year.
P.S. I have just noticed there are Trump adds on my blog! I did not approve them and I am doing my best to eliminate all political adds.
Written and Directed by Eliza Hittman and anchored by an AAW performance by Sidney Flanigan, this film tells a three-day tale about a teenage girl wanting to get an abortion. It has a ring of truth to it, so I think it was probably based on a true story. Autumn (Flanigan) is an 17-year-old high school senior. She has a terrible relationship with either her father or stepfather and possibly her only friend is her cousin Skylar (Talia Ryder). She is obviously anxious and depressed about something, and we soon learn that she is pregnant. She lives in Pennsylvania where parental consent is required in order for someone her age to get an abortion, but in New York she can get one without parental consent. Autumn and Skylar then scrape some money together to take the bus to NYC to get the abortion from a Planned Parenthood clinic. As a man, I had no idea how psychologically difficult this is, above and beyond the obvious psychological trauma of terminating a pregnancy. The movie title comes from a series of very difficult questions – which stir up intense and complex repressed feelings – that the abortion counsellor asks Autumn, and that she must answer either "Never," "Rarely," "Sometimes," or "Always." The film also shows, with powerful details, the difficulties of two teenagers trying to survive NYC without the funds to get a decent meal or a hotel room. Robin and I found it difficult to watch at times (especially the 'operation' scenes), but we both thought it was a good film. The performance by Flanigan is the best one I've seen this year. P.S. I have just noticed there are Trump adds on my blog! I did not approve them and I am doing my best to eliminate all political adds.
Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always: A Harrowing Abortion Journey (Amazon Prime – $5.99)
Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always: A Harrowing Abortion Journey (Amazon Prime – $5.99)
2020-07-11
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