Princess Cyd Guide

The film follows 16-year-old Cyd (a magnetic Jessie Pinnick), a restless, curious soul sent to spend the summer with her reserved, intellectual aunt, Miranda (Rebecca Spence, giving a quietly masterful performance). On paper, it’s a classic setup: free-spirited teen vs. buttoned-up adult. But Cone resists every cliché.

★★★★½

Here’s a review for Princess Cyd , written in a style suitable for a blog, letterboxd, or social media: A Quietly Radical Summer of the Soul Princess Cyd

Fans of The Half of It , Certain Women , or anyone who believes a single summer can change everything. The film follows 16-year-old Cyd (a magnetic Jessie

Princess Cyd isn’t a movie that shouts its brilliance—it whispers it, gently, over cups of tea and humid Chicago evenings. Directed by Stephen Cone, this is a tender, deeply humanist coming-of-age story that feels less like a plot and more like a memory. But Cone resists every cliché

The film is gorgeously unhurried. The conversations feel real (starts, stops, missteps). The sexuality is treated with beautiful normalcy—no trauma, no coming-out drama, just a girl discovering what feels right. And the relationship between aunt and niece is the true heart: prickly, patient, and eventually profound.