Lena Dunham demonstrates a keen eye for detail, a sharp ear for dialogue and a nice line in deadpan playing in this, her debut feature. Although clearly influenced by Jerry Seinfeld and Woody Allen, she imposes her own personality as Aura, a middling film student struggling to compete with the overachievements of her photographer mother and precocious teenage sibling. The bohemian New York environment she inhabits is bolstered by Jed (Alex Karpovsky), an internet sensation slumming it while negotiating a TV deal, and Keith (David Call), a bookish chef and potential boyfriend. The whip-smart satire is enlivened further by Jemima Kirke, who's hilarious as Aura's ditzy pal, Charlotte. The 20-something writer/director also casts her real-life sister, Grace Dunham, and their mother, Laurie Simmons, as her family, lending an intriguingly witty autobiographical element to proceedings.