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20th Century Women in particular features three distinct female characters at different points in their lives, which Gerwig says is rare.

Lady Bird, which Gerwig wrote and with which she makes her directorial debut, centers on high school senior Christine McPherson, self - nicknamed Lady Bird, as she navigates Catholic school boys, college applications and mother - daughter drama in circa 2003 Sacramento.

The beauty of the film's titular, teenage heroine lies in her clumsy, relatable struggle to understand herself, which Gerwig and Ronan depict beautifully.

The film, which Gerwig also wrote, stars Saoirse Ronan (Hanna) who plays a girl on the threshold of adult life who yearns to escape her roots...

Repeat viewings of the film, which at first could be dismissed as light and cliché, reinforce the complex character study which Gerwig and Baumbach have created.

If Lady Bird is, as Gerwig asserts, a «love letter to Sacramento,» then this montage of everyday, easy - to - take - for - granted sights is the big S.W.A.K. on the envelope, an unmistakable declaration of affection; the static shots throughout the movie of old neon signs from Gunther's, the Tower Theatre and Club Raven could be considered the missive's heart - shaped punctuation marks; and the purposeful use of light, about which Gerwig was particularly exacting (she dutifully studied the Sacramento landscapes of renowned contemporary painters Gregory Kondos and Wayne Thiebaud to make sure the color and intensity were just right), is suitably analogous to the fine mist of perfume that will linger after the pages have been folded away.

The film, which Gerwig also wrote solo following several previous screenplay collaborations including two with Noah Baumbach on her starring films Frances Ha and Mistress America, is set in 2002 Sacramento, California where Christine attends a Catholic school while also dealing with the shaky bond between her and her domineering, impossible to please mother Marion (Laurie Metcalf) who is trying to hold the family together by working double shifts as a nurse after her husband Larry (Tracy Letts) has lost his job.

Reunited two years later on a chilly late - afternoon on the balcony of a West Hollywood hotel room, the sun setting, other guests on display on their own terraces («I bet there is a lot of debauchery at this hotel,» Ronan guesses, to which Gerwig answers, «Not us... we're just drinking Cokes»), the pair settle in with blankets, clasping hands throughout a lengthy conversation about their lovely movie, which was nominated Tuesday for five Oscars, including best picture and director, and nods for Ronan and Metcalf.

Not exact matches

It is possible that the self - deprecation of the character in the plot reflects what the actress is like, really, and is therefore necessary for Baumbach's purpose, which seems to be to let us all know how wonderful Greta Gerwig is.

I was delighted to see Greta Gerwig grace the red carpet for the «Isle of Dogs» premiere which served as the opening ceremony for the 68th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany this evening (February 15).

A theatrical release for 2012 should be announced soon for the unconventional comedy, which adds song and dance to Stillman's usual smart, stylized dialogue as it explores the lives of a group of college girls led by Greta Gerwig.

He began his career a mere decade ago, in his mid-twenties, with films in which he and his friends played characters based on himself and his friends (among them was Greta Gerwig, whose first major role was in his 2007 film «Hannah Takes the Stairs»).

The pseudo-sequel, which Variety refers to as a «follow - up,» began filming in New York City this week, with indie darlings Greta Gerwig and Julie Delpy...

Greta Gerwig who wrote and directed «Lady Bird,» which won Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, noted that «it's been such an incredible year for women in film both as actors and also writers and directors and producers and people who are really coming to the forefront to tell their stories about the world as they know it from where they are standing, and I think that the response to these projects and the support that these projects have gotten and the way that audiences are going to see them or watching them in their homes, I think all of this just makes it so much easier for the next crop of filmmakers who want to tell stories about women.»

Yes, it's very funny and filled with enough genuinely great performances that it's actually debatable which supporting star turns in the best work (it's Laurie Metcalf, or maybe Beanie Feldstein, or possibly Tracy Letts), but what makes Gerwig's movie such a gem is the honesty that infuses every part and every scene.

A wry response to the beer - swilling frat genre, it's also a hang out movie that lives (or dies if you're a cretin) on Stillman's witty dialogue and the smirking perfection of its cast, which features Analeigh Tipton, Aubrey Plaza, Alia Shawkat, and Adam Brody in addition to Gerwig.

The pilot was shot but never wholly completed, which sounds a shame as Gerwig certainly was enthusiastic at the time, calling it ««serious but there's an almost farcical element to it.

Announced today as part of the Sundance Film Festival, we now have a first look at the film — titled «Mistress America «-- which stars Gerwig (who also co-wrote the script with Baumbach) and Lola Kirke (the sister of Jemima Kirke from «Girls «-RRB-, along with a complete plot synopsis.

The pseudo-sequel, which Variety refers to as a «follow - up,» began filming in New York City this week, with indie darlings Greta Gerwig and Julie Delpy leading a cast that also includes Kieran Culkin, Danny DeVito, Brie Larson, Ellen Burstyn, Zosia Mamet, and Tracy Letts.

Greta Gerwig has previously collaborated with other filmmakers, both in writing and direction, but «Lady Bird» is the first movie in which she's been completely in charge — and she is better off on her own.

The cast (which is packed to the brim, as shown at the end of the trailer) includes the voices of Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Golblum, Bob Balaban, Kunichi Nomura, Koyu Rankin, Scarlet Johansson, Live Schreiber, Greta Gerwig, Courtney B. Vance, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Ken Watanabe, F. Murray Abraham, Harvey Keitel, Yoko Ono, Fisher Stevens, Akira Takayam, Akira Ito, and Frank Wood.

Gerwig recently co-wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed Frances Ha for IFC Films, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe.

Greta Gerwig had a great launch last night with Lady Bird, which she wrote and directed.

Instead he has hired a remarkable voice cast here, which also features the likes of Liev Schreiber, Greta Gerwig, Scarlett Johansson and Frances McDormand, each bringing their indelible talents to this production.

Lady Bird Is a Sensational Paean to Teenage Life — David Sims raves about Greta Gerwig's witty and moving new film, which features a wonderful lead performance from Saoirse Ronan.

The fantastical movie is a world apart from «Lady Bird,» Gerwig's first solo directing credit, which stars Saoirse Ronan as a disgruntled Sacramento teen who's eager to escape her drab surroundings in 2002.

Julie Delpy and Greta Gerwig star in the pic, which tells several stories featuring people who find their life inspired or changed by one particular dachshund.

Cornelia too is more fully fleshed than we have come to expect from this writer - director, the experience of making the divisively wide - eyed Frances Ha (which he co-wrote with star Greta Gerwig) apparently broadening his horizons as much as the experiences of ageing and parenting.

One of the biggest missteps Baumbach and Gerwig's script makes is with the dialogue that tries way to hard to be both incredibly quotable (which it is) and profoundly resonant (which it isn't) when, in all reality, the talk mostly just comes off as narcissism.

Still, it's hardly a lock, considering all the buzz around Greta Gerwig's «Lady Bird» (which has four nominations) and the Tonya Harding biopic «I, Tonya.»

Written and directed by indie actress Greta Gerwig, it's semi-autobiographical, which might be why it rings so true.

Gerwig is the singular comedic talent whose quirky, offbeat sense of style was on glorious display in several Noah Baumbach films, notably «Frances Ha» and «Mistress America,» both of which she co-wrote.

This week Gerwig brought her solo directorial debut Lady Bird to the festival which has had a remarkable number of films by and about about women this year.

Due to vagaries of scheduling, A24 is releasing «While We're Young» March 27 after which Fox Searchlight will eventually open enchanting comedy «Mistress America,» which Baumbauch wrote with his partner and actress muse Greta Gerwig (who collaborated with him memorably on «Frances Ha»), creating Brooke, the most entertaining screwball heroine since Holly Golightly.

Part of that comes from the fact that it's a reunion with Frances Ha co-writer and star Greta Gerwig, also Baumbach's off - screen partner, who has seemingly given him that rejuvenating spirit which has catapulted him into this exciting new phase of his career.

Ben Stiller has portrayed his alter - ego twice now, in L.A. - set «Greenberg,» co-starring Greta Gerwig, which made me squirm with discomfort, and now «While We're Young,» which debuted at Toronto 2014.

The characters are, in other words, almost related, which is a good way to describe the familiarity that Gerwig and Kirke exhibit during their paired interview.

Gerwig takes the complete opposite approach to writing, noting that she has a quote tacked to her bulletin board that says: «Don't be afraid to be bored» — which was not a quote from Sorkin.

And that, flying off in all directions, is the appetite for life that Gerwig shares with her on - screen characters and with which audiences identify so directly.

Gerwig also dubs the Dave Matthews Band's «Crash Into Me» the «most romantic song ever» (emphasis hers), which we believe is as wrong as it is adorable.

There was last month's Lady Bird (A24), Greta Gerwig's debut as a solo director, in which he plays a shaggy - haired guitar player so dreamy that star Saoirse Ronan's character puts her identity on hold to spend time in his orbit.

And with all respect to Jennifer Garner and the great Helen Mirren (and Greta Gerwig from Greenberg), this is sacrilegious: nothing can top Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli and John Gielgud in the original — which, for the record, grossed a startling $ 95m in 1981.

Jimmy Carter's famous «crisis of confidence» speech plays over a smattering of bright footage from the film, which stars Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig,...

It begins to feel like Old Home Week in Telluride: when I look up Andrew Haigh's «Lean on Pete,» I remember that its star, Travis Fimmel, appeared in «Maggie's Plan,» directed by Rebecca Miller (here with «Arthur Miller: Writer»), which co-starred Ethan Hawke (who's in «First Reformed») and Greta Gerwig, who directs, in «Lady Bird,» Saiorse Ronan, who is one of the voice actors in Loving Vincent.

The 34 - year - old actress was joined by Greta Gerwig, who did an introduction of Frances Ha at the ceremony, which celebrated independent film makers.

Gerwig also appears in Pablo Larrain's Jackie which she describes as «Natalie's movie.»

Greta Gerwig drew some criticism for deflecting a question about Woody Allen at the Golden Globes on Sunday night, which is bad optics, to be sure.

Among the nominees are Pakistani American Kumail Nanjiani for «The Big Sick» (who wrote the original screenplay nominee with wife Emily V. Gordon, inspired by their courtship), «Mudbound» actress Mary J. Blige (in the supporting actress and original song categories, the latter of which she shares with Raphael Saadiq) and three directors — Jordan Peele («Get Out»), Greta Gerwig («Lady Bird») and Guillermo del Toro («The Shape of Water»)-- who don't fit their category's historically white male template.

They were part of a bumper crop of best actress hopefuls at the fest this year, which also included Annette Bening in «Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool,» trans actress Daniela Vega in «A Fantastic Woman» and Saoirse Ronan in Greta Gerwig's «Lady Bird» (perhaps the overall highlight of the fest and a scrappy contender for distributor A24 in the wake of «Moonlight's» success).

Also performing well was Greta Gerwig's acclaimed coming - of - age story Lady Bird, which picked up three nominations, for Saoirse Ronan (best female actor), Laurie Metcalf (female supporting actor) and best ensemble.