Margarita with a Straw
- warm
- brisk
- tender
Warm, kinetic, measured drama / lgbt, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
How every film is hand-scored →A rebellious young woman with cerebral palsy leaves India to study in New York. On her journey of self-discovery, she unexpectedly falls in love.
Our read · Margarita with a Straw (2014) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded drama · lgbt · disability entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
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The shape of Margarita with a Straw
What watching it is actually like.
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The reading.
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