Eleanor The Great

Synopsis

Ninety-four-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein (June Squibb) has always stayed engaged and connected to the people around her. So, after a devastating loss, she relocates from Florida to New York City to live with her daughter and grandson, hoping to reconnect with her family. Instead, she feels even more adrift and invisible.

When Eleanor unknowingly wanders into a support group where she doesn’t quite belong, she reveals a story that brings her a level of attention she did not intend. Eleanor finds herself caught up in the consequences as a young journalism student pursues her as a friend and mentor. When things go too far, Eleanor must confront the truth.

In her directorial debut, Scarlett Johansson brings together themes of aging, family, loss and what constitutes deceit, as this story of friendship and history turns into a profound tale of complicated humanity.