In Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig reveals herself to be a bold new cinematic voice with her directorial debut, excavating both the humor and pathos in the turbulent bond between a mother and her teenage daughter. Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) fights against but is exactly like her wildly loving, deeply opinionated and strong-willed mom (Laurie Metcalf), a nurse working tirelessly to keep her family afloat after Lady Bird's father (Tracy Letts) loses his job. Set in Sacramento, California in 2002, amidst a rapidly shifting American economic landscape, Lady Bird is an affecting look at the relationships that shape us, the beliefs that define us, and the unmatched beauty of a place called home.
Critic Reviews:
- " Lady Bird understands late adolescence as the endless accumulations of tiny humiliations and a deep, unutterable yearning for escape. " – Newsweek
- " There is something sweet and quirky about Greta Gerwig's semi-autobiographical coming of age story, Lady Bird. It has a lovely lilt about it: an effortless flow of character-driven action that amuses and endears. " – Urban Cinefile
- " Greta Gerwig nails her solo directorial debut in this semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale where Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf's mother-daughter scenes bleed with authenticity. " – Jason Fraley (WTOP – Washington, D.C.)