Happiest Season
Happiest Season is a 2020 American holiday romantic comedy-drama film directed by Clea DuVall, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mary Holland. Starring an ensemble cast consisting of Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Mary Holland, Victor Garber, and Mary Steenburgen, the film follows a woman who struggles to admit to her conservative parents that she is a lesbian while she and her girlfriend visit them during Christmas. DuVall has said the film is a semi-autobiographical take on her own experiences with her family.
Plot
Abby Holland and Harper Caldwell are a couple who have been dating nearly a year. Abby has disliked Christmas since her parents died, so Harper spontaneously invites her to celebrate the holidays with her family in her hometown. Abby sees this as the perfect opportunity to introduce herself to Harper's parents and propose to her on Christmas morning. However, on their way to the Caldwells', Harper reveals she lied about already coming out to her parents, fearing it would interfere with her father's mayoral campaign. She promises to come out to her family after Christmas, but asks Abby to pretend to be her straight roommate for the holiday, to which Abby reluctantly agrees.
More details
| author | Clea DuVall Mary Holland |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Pittsburgh |
| director | Clea DuVall |
| editor | Melissa Bretherton |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | christmas christmas eve city council come out date engage fantasy literature fantasy novel father ted it\'s a wonderful life love mayoral campaign morning movie star nothing older sister out parent phone call question shadow shoplift shoplifter terrify their way |
| musicBy | Lesley Barber |
| producer | Isaac Klausner Marty Bowen |
| publisher | Hulu |
| theme | high school lgbt-related romantic comedy |