Frances (Greta Gerwig) lives in New York, but she doesn't really have an apartment. Frances is an apprentice for a dance company, but she's not really a dancer. Frances has a best friend named Sophie, but they aren't really speaking anymore. Frances throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as their possible reality dwindles. Frances wants so much more than she has but lives her life with unaccountable joy and lightness.

Tompkins Square Park, East 7th Street and Avenue A, Manhattan.

East Houston Street and Allen Street, Manhattan.

Bryant Park, 6th Avenue and West 41st Street, Manhattan.

Grocery, 127 Ludlow Street and Rivington Street, Manhattan.

City Hall Park, Broadway and Park Row South, Manhattan.