Netflix’s latest Original movie Marriage Story comes from Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Noah Baumbach and it is an incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.
Baumbach drew from personal experience as a child of divorce to help write the script.
“I came at it from a personal place, for sure, as I’m the child of divorce and I’ve been through a divorce as an adult. But divorce is something so many families go through, and I thought it would be an important and interesting topic to explore in an expansive way.”
“I did a lot of research for the movie. I spoke to lawyers and mediators, and I’d present scenarios and ask, “What would you do in a case like this? “What would a judge say here?” And I spoke with friends of mine, many of whom were women, about their experiences with divorce. These conversations were often revelatory and helped shape the story.”
The film stars Scarlett Johansson (Avengers), Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Laura Dern (Big Little Lies), Alan Alda (MASH), and Ray Liotta (Goodfellas).
Marriage Story hits Netflix on December 6th 2019.
