Goodbye, Petrushka

Great job to the entire team for this great feature and special congratulations to Nicola Rose for your first feature film. It's sweet and powerful, talks about dreams and how you figure out your life as a young adult. Loved it and recommend it. Go check it out !!!

"Goodbye, Petrushka" is a heartwarming film that is a bit difficult to describe. I'm tempted to label it as "Chekhovian." An awkward yet loveable puppeteer develops a crush on a figure skater past his prime. The skater has a rather stern girlfriend, and the puppeteer has a young admirer that she's not quite prepared to deal with. What ensues is neither comedy nor tragedy, but a sensitive and endearing study in human nature, sort of a coming-of-age film for late bloomers. It's not a film for the hard of heart. For all others, it's highly recommended.

I've enjoyed watching writer-director, Nicola Rose's previous work of short films and webisodes and her feature film directorial debut is her best work yet.

Rose helms a very satisfying and sincere tale of the exhilarating highs and heartbreaking lows one often experiences on their search for love, purpose and fulfillment. A talented cast is one of the film's highlights -- the main lead, Lizzie Kehoe, shines the brightest as Claire.

If you're looking to be both entertained and moved, this movie is absolutely well worth your time.

Some terrific performances in this indie, with plenty of laugh out loud moments. It's a story about growing up, being young and not quite knowing who you are yet. It will resonate with anyone who was ever at that in-between stage.

This charming and very entertaining film follows the often painful path of pursuing a dream without letting it lead you astray. Claire, a young film student (the depictions of which with lunatic professor and socially misguided classmates are some of the funniest scenes in the film) drops out of school to travel to Paris pursue her passion for French culture, art, and love. Along the way she learns to adjust her sites as she bumps up against the pettiness, small-mindedness, and disillusion of others. The experience is often painful, but depicted honestly and with warm humor. Nicola Rose pulls compelling, nuanced performances from a talented young cast. She's a writer/director to definitely keep an eye on.