Greta Gerwig's
film about a teenage girl in Sacramento finishing her final year of high school was an unlikely Oscar candidate from the start.
Not exact matches
After recounting their harrowing stories of braving the hoards of
teenage girls at their respective screenings, Kevin and Neil take a trip to Planet 51 then are Blind Sided by Precious before laying down a Fat Guy Five
about awesome vampire / werewolf movies (hint: neither Twilight
film makes the list).
Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird is an uncommonly nuanced and intelligent
film about the volatile relationships between
teenage girls and their mothers, and it begins with a brash, borderline - surreal expression of frustration.
Following the exploits of the Paris police department's «child protection unit,» Polisse (which screened early on) helped to establish this year's Croisette - spanning theme of children in peril, which could be found to varying extents in fellow Competition entries Michael (kidnapping and pedophilia), Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk
About Kevin (teenage sociopathy), Aki Kaurismäki's universally admired Le Havre (illegal immigration), and the Dardenne Brothers» Grand Jury Prize co-winner The Kid with a Bike (child abandonment); in the Directors» Fortnight entry Play (bullying); and in just about every film at the 50th - anniversary edition of the Critics» Week, from French actress - director Valérie Donzelli's opening - night Declaration of War (pediatric cancer) to Israeli actress - director Hagar Ben Asher's The Slut (pedophilia again), the fact - based 17 Girls (teen pregnancy), and the profoundly disturbing Snowtown, which recalled Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the Nine
About Kevin (
teenage sociopathy), Aki Kaurismäki's universally admired Le Havre (illegal immigration), and the Dardenne Brothers» Grand Jury Prize co-winner The Kid with a Bike (child abandonment); in the Directors» Fortnight entry Play (bullying); and in just
about every film at the 50th - anniversary edition of the Critics» Week, from French actress - director Valérie Donzelli's opening - night Declaration of War (pediatric cancer) to Israeli actress - director Hagar Ben Asher's The Slut (pedophilia again), the fact - based 17 Girls (teen pregnancy), and the profoundly disturbing Snowtown, which recalled Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the Nine
about every
film at the 50th - anniversary edition of the Critics» Week, from French actress - director Valérie Donzelli's opening - night Declaration of War (pediatric cancer) to Israeli actress - director Hagar Ben Asher's The Slut (pedophilia again), the fact - based 17
Girls (teen pregnancy), and the profoundly disturbing Snowtown, which recalled Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the Nineties.
Starring George Clooney, Britt Robertson, and Hugh Laurie, the
film tells the story of a
teenage girl who stumbles across a mysterious pin that opens the door to a futuristic world, and the hermit inventor she crosses paths with, who may know much more
about her discovery than meets the eye.
Annika Berg's Team Hurricane [+ see also: trailer interview: Annika Berg
film profile] is an exciting, radical punk
film about eight Danish
teenage girls that played in the International Critics» Week section of the Venice
Film Festival.
We all went a little nuts over this charming little Swedish
film about a trio of
teenage girls who form a punk band in 1982 Stockholm.
If you can overlook the morally difficult subject matter, The Diary of a
Teenage Girl is a provocative, candid and funny
film about the transition from female adolescence to womanhood and, more importantly, the value of self - worth.
Recommendation: A likely underwhelming box office draw due to its title, The Diary of a
Teenage Girl is an authentic, emotional
film about a life in transition.
I caught some of the titles: Nugu - ui ttal - do anin Haewon (Nobody's Daughter Haewon) is a delightful
film from the South Korean auteur Hong Sang - soo, the story of a female student's «sentimental education» as it were, as she traverses through reality, fantasy, and dreams, we viewers never quite sure what we are watching; Jim Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive (TIFF's Opening Night
film) is an engaging and drily humorous alternative vampire
film, Tilda Swinton melding perfectly into the languid yet tense atmosphere of the whole piece; Night Moves is from a director (Kelly Reichardt) I've heard good things
about but not seen, so I was curious to see it, but whilst the
film is engaging with its ethical probing, I found the style quite laborious and lifeless; The Kampala Story (Kasper Bisgaard & Donald Mugisha) is a good little
film (60 minutes long)
about a
teenage girl in Uganda trying to help her family out, directed in a simple, direct manner, utilising documentary elements within its fiction.
This smart and funny
film is a raucous coming - of - age tale
about three
teenage girls who form a punk band in»80s Stockholm.
Acknowledging that it was seemingly odd for an adult male to be writing and directing a
film about a young
teenage girl, Burnham gave the young actor credit where it's due: «She really carried the production.»
Before Wes Craven hit box - office oil with A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream, he ruffled censors» feathers with his deeply upsetting 1972 feature debut, a exploitation
film about an abducted and slain
teenage girl — and the demolished parents who exact revenge on the criminals who unwittingly crash for the night in their home.
is a winning and funny
film about gutsy, punk - loving
teenage girls
But first he did this little - known
film, his first in the United States,
about a
teenage girl who runs away to be part of a group of hippies, and her parents trying to find her.
In other hands, «The Diary of a
Teenage Girl» could feel like a standard period
film about a young woman's sexual and artistic awakening, but Heller and Powley have made this a vital experience filled with creativity and wonder.
The
film is
about a smart
teenage girl (Bolger) who comes of age in a small town with her self - centered parents (Danes and James Marsden) who had her when they were teenagers.
I saw
films with stories
about finding happiness even with cancer (Me and Earl and the Dying
Girl), the struggles of addiction (I Smile Back), transgender women in Los Angeles (Tangerine), post-apocalyptic love triangles (Z for Zachariah), a teenage girl's sexual awakening (The Diary of a Teenage Girl), relationships between interviewer and interviewee (End of the Tour, True Story), washed up Olympians (The Bronze), two kids who go for a joy ride (Cop Car), psychological studies (The Stanford Prison Experiment), lesbian lovers coming - of - age (The Summer of Sangaile), being a single parent (People, Places, Things), and geeky kids learning how to grow up (Do
Girl), the struggles of addiction (I Smile Back), transgender women in Los Angeles (Tangerine), post-apocalyptic love triangles (Z for Zachariah), a
teenage girl's sexual awakening (The Diary of a Teenage Girl), relationships between interviewer and interviewee (End of the Tour, True Story), washed up Olympians (The Bronze), two kids who go for a joy ride (Cop Car), psychological studies (The Stanford Prison Experiment), lesbian lovers coming - of - age (The Summer of Sangaile), being a single parent (People, Places, Things), and geeky kids learning how to grow up
teenage girl's sexual awakening (The Diary of a Teenage Girl), relationships between interviewer and interviewee (End of the Tour, True Story), washed up Olympians (The Bronze), two kids who go for a joy ride (Cop Car), psychological studies (The Stanford Prison Experiment), lesbian lovers coming - of - age (The Summer of Sangaile), being a single parent (People, Places, Things), and geeky kids learning how to grow up (Do
girl's sexual awakening (The Diary of a
Teenage Girl), relationships between interviewer and interviewee (End of the Tour, True Story), washed up Olympians (The Bronze), two kids who go for a joy ride (Cop Car), psychological studies (The Stanford Prison Experiment), lesbian lovers coming - of - age (The Summer of Sangaile), being a single parent (People, Places, Things), and geeky kids learning how to grow up
Teenage Girl), relationships between interviewer and interviewee (End of the Tour, True Story), washed up Olympians (The Bronze), two kids who go for a joy ride (Cop Car), psychological studies (The Stanford Prison Experiment), lesbian lovers coming - of - age (The Summer of Sangaile), being a single parent (People, Places, Things), and geeky kids learning how to grow up (Do
Girl), relationships between interviewer and interviewee (End of the Tour, True Story), washed up Olympians (The Bronze), two kids who go for a joy ride (Cop Car), psychological studies (The Stanford Prison Experiment), lesbian lovers coming - of - age (The Summer of Sangaile), being a single parent (People, Places, Things), and geeky kids learning how to grow up (Dope).
Still, while the dapper - looking aristocrat Baron von Gikkingen has the DVD cover and perhaps the title to himself, the
film is really
about Haru, a
teenage girl who doesn't really fit in at her private school.
Lady Bird recalls coming - of - age
films like Pretty in Pink or The Slums of Beverly Hills, in that it's
about a
teenage girl growing up with fewer advantages than their peers, who don't think twice
about their limitless credit cards or the luxury cars they're entitled to own on their 16th birthday.
Cory Finley's debut
film, a stylish, gripping yarn
about two
teenage girls who hatch a murder plot, wants the viewer to consider the environment around them.
I»M NOT AFRAID OF LIFE by Nicole Armour A close look at a unique
film about four
teenage girls poised on the brink of womanhood and the intense bonds and emotional states that link them.
Family dramadies, contemporary stories
about teenage girls, small and personal
films that don't have death or disease or addiction at their core... these movies barely ever get nominated, much less win.
Forget
about Twilight, the best
teenage vampire
film this year was this Swedish import
about a young boy who discovers that the
girl next door is a vampire.
Why should comics sit in a sweaty locker room of ignominy when novels and
films and games skip
about hand in hand with wealthy
teenage girls?
I wanted the
film to be called Ramona Quimby or Ramona Q, because it's
about a little
girl, but the movie people were very concerned
about their
teenage audience and made Beezus older.