This Is My Life (1992)

Directed by

Nora Ephron

Genre

drama film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A working class single mother pursues her dream of becoming a stand-up comedian. As her career takes off, she struggles to balance her new success with her duties as a parent to her two young daughters.

bittersweetgentlegroundedwrypoignantobservationalearnesteveryday

What happens

This Is My Life is a 1992 American comedy drama film. It stars Julie Kavner as a working class single mother trying to break into stand-up comedy who struggles to juggle her newfound fame with her existing responsibilities as a parent. The film—adapted from the 1988 novel This Is Your Life by Meg Wolitzer—marked the directorial debut of screenwriter Nora Ephron, who also co-wrote the screenplay with her sister Delia Ephron. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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