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2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 11: The Florida Project

Dean and I are on a mission to watch the Academy Award nominees, but many of them aren’t available to rent. So we settled on The Florida Project. It was really good. All of the acting was phenomenal including Willem Dafoe who’s nominated for best supporting actor. But across the board, the acting was great, especially the kids and the lead actress who plays a young, troubled mother. I was shocked to find out she has never acted before! The director scouted her out from her Instagram videos.

Another fascinating fact: the final scene was shot secretly at Disney World without the park’s knowledge using an iPhone 6S Plus.

The film is pure genius. Check out the trailer.

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  1. Janine Huldie

    February 25, 2018 at 5:51 am

    OK now I just want to watch to see the final scene you mention here 🙂

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    • Catherine

      February 26, 2018 at 9:48 pm

      It’s very gritty, though, and definitely not for kids to watch!

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