A sister in a catholic school admonishes her co-ed wards at a homecoming dance. Not intended to be a pun perhaps but that and many other quips like that make for a fast moving and hilarious drama titled 'Ladybird'. A coming of age film depicting Saoirse Ronan in the lead role (an Irish American actor) of a teenage girl growing up in Sacramento.
Sacramento is California's state capital and like most American capital cities is a relatively speaking 'nothing much happens' kind of quiet town. That forms the basis for the rebellious daughter of a middle class couple who wants to ditch her existence in it and move east for college. The mother and daughter relationship in this film is the constant thread that pulls the audience in and gives them goosebumps and belly laughs all at the same time.
While being cliched at times, evidence of being crafted by someone raised on the liberal left coast it still manages to be refreshingly controversial.
The film was written and directed as a debut effort by Greta Gerwig and went on to be nominated for multiple categories for the most prized trophy - the Oscars; including best director. It did not actually win but I think it is a movie worth watching.
Sacramento is California's state capital and like most American capital cities is a relatively speaking 'nothing much happens' kind of quiet town. That forms the basis for the rebellious daughter of a middle class couple who wants to ditch her existence in it and move east for college. The mother and daughter relationship in this film is the constant thread that pulls the audience in and gives them goosebumps and belly laughs all at the same time.
While being cliched at times, evidence of being crafted by someone raised on the liberal left coast it still manages to be refreshingly controversial.
The film was written and directed as a debut effort by Greta Gerwig and went on to be nominated for multiple categories for the most prized trophy - the Oscars; including best director. It did not actually win but I think it is a movie worth watching.
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