The Debut

In The Debut, the new film by Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain), a modest musical production grows into an increasingly absurd comedy about ambition, self-development, and the thin line between acting and reality. When Mona Friedman (Julianne Moore) unexpectedly gets the lead role in an amateur musical, she throws herself fully into her acting career. Under the guidance of the eccentric director Jerry (Paul Giamatti), she delves into method acting, with increasingly radical consequences. What begins as a chance to reinvent herself derails into a surreal adventure full of theatrical ambitions and dark humor. With her fearless, hilarious performance, Moore carries this idiosyncratic film, in which Eisenberg pokes fun at artistic pretensions while also celebrating the magic of theater. An unpredictable comedy that takes you in all directions. 'Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti are dynamite together in Jesse Eisenberg's entertainingly offbeat theater comedy' – The Hollywood Reporter.