Living alone and growing up is one of the most natural and desired paths for a young man involved in a traditional western society, whatever age the individual have. With this in mind, we direct this list to those who want to and those who already live alone, bringing the theme to the cinema. The films mentioned below work to expose the positive core, with the sense of freedom, the dream of independence (emotional or financial) and the importance of a space of its own, and also negative, with the financial “tightness”, boring neighbors and the inherent loneliness. Let’s go to the list!
10º – Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach, 2012)
In the plot, an aspiring dancer has to deal with the arrival of responsibilities in adulthood, maintain assertive social contact with her friends, live alone and discover the figure of love lost by New York. ‘Frances Ha’ is dynamic in her compendium of scenes, exposing what is most common to life in a contemporary society.
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