film review
June Squibb's Eleanor befriends Nina, a young student played by Erin Kellyman, in new drama Eleanor the Great.
Eleanor the Great
Directed by Scarlett Johansson
Written by Tory Kamen
Starring June Squibb, Erin Kellyman and Chiwetel Ejiofor
Classification PG; 98 minutes
Opens in select theatres Sept. 26
One day, hopefully in the not too distant future, the New York Museum of Modern Art should curate a series of films under the title “Pickle Pictures: The Semitic Films of Greater Manhattan.”
There are already a handful of candidates for inclusion, ranging from Joan Micklin Silver’s romcom Crossing Delancey (which featured Peter Riegert as a pickle salesman) to Rob Reiner’s When Harry Met Sally (a speared dill practically plays a supporting role in the film’s mo