lady bird (2017)
Acting as Greta Gerwig's directorial debut, Lady Bird stars Saoirse Ronan as Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson, a high school senior who dreams of leaving what she sees as a miserable existence in Sacramento, California, and going to college on the East Coast. Lady Bird's dreams clash with the overbearing wishes of her mother Marion, played by Laurie Metcalf. As Lady Bird faces the social and emotional challenges of her final year of high school, her relationship with her mother becomes more and more strained the harder she attempts to break free.
Lady Bird
- Director
- Greta Gerwig
- Release Date
- November 10, 2017
- Studio(s)
- A24
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures , A24
- Cast
- Timothee Chalamet , Lucas Hedges , Odeya Rush , Beanie Feldstein , Tracy Letts , Saoirse Ronan , Laurie Metcalf
- Writers
- Greta Gerwig
- Runtime
- 94minutes
- Budget
- $10 million
Summary
A California high school student plans to escape from her family and small town by going to college in New York. This is the solo directorial debut of filmmaker/actress Greta Gerwig, who is best known for her previous collaborations with Noah Baumbach, including Greenberg and Frances Ha (which earned her a Golden Globes nomination). Lady Bird has been described as semi-autobiographical, but Gerwig made sure to clarify that nothing depicted in the film is taken verbatim from her life. It is merely based in in a core truth of what she knows. One of her goals with the film was to create a female companion piece to Richard Linklater's 2014 drama, Boyhood. Lady Bird premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in September 2017, earning widespread critical acclaim for its captivating performances and brutally honest portrayal of adolescence. It has emerged as one of the favorites on the awards circuit, with Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf in particular generating Oscar buzz. Lady Bird is also expected to be a contender in the Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay categories at the Academy Awards, signaling Gerwig's arrival as a talented director with a unique voice and vision. Want to know more about Lady Bird?
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