Quarterlife Crisis: An Analysis Through the Movie Frances Ha

Abstract

Quarterlife crisis is a concept used to describe the difficulties and indecision faced by individuals in their early twenties and mid-thirties regarding their careers, financial arrangements, where to live and relationships. During the quarterlife crisis, individuals experience mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety. In this study, in order to understand characteristics of the quarterlife crisis the relationships between the discipline of psychology and the art of cinema have been acted upon. The aim of this study is to analyze the Frances Ha movie directed by Noah Baumbach in the context of the quarterlife crisis. Document analysis, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. The results of the study revealed that Frances, the main character of the Frances ha movie, experienced many features of the quarterlife crisis. As a result, awareness of the quarterlife crisis by mental health professionals may enable them to intervene more accurately when working with clients who are experiencing difficulties during this crisis.

Keywords

• quarterlife crisis
• cinema
• frances ha