Filed under: Reviews, SXSW Film Festival, Cinematical, Festivals
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[Greta Gerwig,](http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/greta-gerwig/488825/main) who began her career collaborating with "mumblecore" pioneers Joe Swanberg and the Duplass Brothers, is rapidly becoming a national treasure. Pretty but unprepossessing, with a nervous manner and a reluctant smile, she seems like an unlikely movie star, and yet she seems on the verge of a major breakout. She was easily the best thing about Ivan Reitman's 'No Strings Attached,'](http://www.moviefone.com/movie/no-strings-attached/10033996/main) and she has major roles in the forthcoming 'Arthur'](http://www.moviefone.com/movie/arthur/1428353/main) remake and [Whit Stillman](http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/whit-stillman/1872394/main)'s comeback film 'Damsels in Distress.'
Before boarding her train to fame and fortune, however, Gerwig stopped off to headline 'The Dish and the Spoon,' a tiny, prototypically indie two-character drama by [Alison Bagnall](http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/alison-bagnall/1973991/main) (who is best known for co-writing 'Buffalo '66'](http://www.moviefone.com/movie/buffalo-66/3062/main) with Vincent Gallo). In the opening scenes, Gerwig's character, Rose, is hauling ass somewhere in her diesel Mercedes station wagon. Distraught and cashless, she stops off in a convenience store to binge on beer and donuts. Eventually, she reaches a windswept beach where, seemingly confused and still upset about something, she climbs a lighthouse. On the third floor of the stone enclave, she finds a slight, soft-spoken, somewhat androgynous British teenager ([Olly Alexander](http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/olly-alexander/951657/main)) passed out on a blanket.