Indie Memphis 2011

Devastated by the news of her husband's affair and convulsed by waves of grief and rage, twenty-something Rose (Greta Gerwig) -- vengeful, a bit unhinged, and still clad in her pajama bottoms -- drives to a sleepy seaside town in Delaware, intent on finding her spouse's lover.

Climbing into an old lighthouse on the beach to swill a six-pack of beer, Rose stumbles upon a sleeping British teenager (Olly Alexander) whom she wakes and insists on taking somewhere. Stranded by some unknown party, the chatty, ludicrously attired youth accompanies Rose to a brewery where "the other woman" was recently employed and then to her parents' summer getaway house, slowly attuning to her anguish. Soon, he becomes an invaluable foil and unlikely caretaker for troubled Rose, spinning stories of his own dysfunctional past -- the American girlfriend who lured him overseas and then dumped him, a lovesick mother who committed suicide -- that may or may not be true. As the grey winter days roll by, the mismatched pair embark on a series of frolicsome adventures -- English dance lessons, role-playing in public -- that bring them into closer quarters, igniting a bittersweet, perhaps imaginary romance.

Director's Bio: Alison Bagnall made her feature film directorial debut in 2003 with the coming-of-age film PIGGIE. She also co-wrote the critically acclaimed BUFFALO 66 -- a collaboration with director Vincent Gallo, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998. Alison has also written and directed numerous short films, including ONE NIGHT STAND with Pasolini's leading man, actor Franco Citti, which was featured at the Florence International Festival of Independent Cinema as well as LOVE PERFECT, which screened at festivals at Bellaria and Torino, Italy, in Annecy, France, and was purchased by Italian television for broadcast. Alison is a graduate of Yale University, where she studied Humanities and was also a directing fellow at the American Film Institute.