June Squibb Discusses Exploring Her Jewish Identity, the Universality of Grief, and Finding a Chosen Family in ‘Eleanor the Great’

‘Eleanor the Great’ Blu-ray (review)

Scarlett Johansson makes her directorial debut with Eleanor the Great, a small film dealing with identity, friendship and grief. The always engaging June Squibb (Thelma, Nebraska) plays the title character, Eleanor, who is sharing her Golden years in Florida with her best friend of over 70 years, Bessie (Rita Zohar). Both women are widows, […]

June Squibb Discusses Exploring Her Jewish Identity, the Universality of Grief, and Finding a Chosen Family in ‘Eleanor the Great’

https://youtu.be/7I_byO8Yp4U In Twelfth Night, Shakespeare wrote: "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." He makes “greatness” sound clear-cut when it’s actually an amalgamation of dedication, discipline and many other traits that create something bigger than oneself. One such example that has proven herself worthy of this title is…