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‘Jimpa’ Review: A Liberated John Lithgow Sets the Tone for an Unkempt Homage to Tradition-Defying Kin
Sophie Hyde’s highly unorthodox family portrait pays homage to her dad, who died before her trans child could appreciate his pioneering personality.
Inspired by lessons of living with an activist gay father ( John Lithgow ’s richest role since “The World According to Garp”) and a nonbinary child (Aud Mason-Hyde), the semi-autobiographical drama captures — and celebrates — the ripple effects of the Sexual Revolution across three generations. Hyde, who hails from Australia, taps Olivia Colman to play her on-screen counterpart, Hannah, an indie filmmaker whose “mostly” monogamous marriage to a straight, cisgender man (Daniel Henshall) is the closest the film gets to showing a heteronormative couple. Granted, Hannah and her sister, Emily (Kate Box), separated-but-civil parents and gender-questioning child seem exceptionally comfortable in one another’s presence (good luck finding another body-conscious teen willing to share a bath with their mom), demonstrating the kind of mature, tactful communication meant to respect the feelings of all involved.
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