Sony Pictures Classics has announced the Sept. 26 release date for Eleanor the Great, marking actress Scarlett Johansson‘s directorial debut.
Eleanor the Great stars June Squibb as the title character Eleanor Morgenstein, a 90-year-old woman trying to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. The film also stars Erin Kellyman, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Jessica Hecht.
The film debuted at Cannes Film Festival in its Un Certain Regard section, earning a five-minute standing ovation. Johansson called screening the film at Cannes a “dream come true,” adding: “When you make a film that’s an independent film like this, no one’s doing it for the money — surprise, surprise. Really, everyone that came together for this film came together because they loved the story, the script so much. It’s a film about many things: it’s about friendship, it’s about grief, it’s about forgiveness. And I think those are all themes that we can use a lot more of these days.”
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