Hard, brittle and cutting short stories like “A Good Man is Hard to Find” sealed Flanney O’Connor’s reputation as an unblinking observer of humanity, mostly in its Southern form.

“I try to turn the other cheek, but my tongue’s always in it.”

Maya Hawke plays the writer, with Laura Linney as her somewhat disapproving mother.

Oscilloscope Labs got this film festival darling, always a good sign. In theaters May 3.