Overview

• The film marks Thomas’s first outing as director and co-writer, with the 65-year-old also starring as Diana, a mother marrying for the third time after losing two naval-pilot husbands.
• It premiered nationwide on August 8, eliciting praise for the cast’s performances, especially those of Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller and Emily Beecham.
• Critics have praised the film’s heartfelt look at grief and family dynamics yet pointed to uneven pacing and a subplot whose slapstick tone undercuts its impact.
• The movie employs handcrafted animation and impressionistic pencil sketches to visualize the eldest daughter's childhood memories of her father.
• Thomas drew from her own experiences but says she envisioned Diana as the idealized mother she wished to have been, blending fact with invented family details.