All this charming in its simplicity and unpretentiousness of the ribbon conquers even the experienced cinephile: a few half-hearted directing, not allow excessive dynamics in the mise EN scene, editing and camera work, and careful details of acting work of the performers-average people (except, of course, is Saoirse Ronan, who even in his young age shines like a real star), and trivial script about growing up with a rather banal message. That should be a real film debut: simple and very important of the author. How much Gerwig refers to his characters, not allowing even the slightest of sneers of cold detachment and criticism in their address, with a slight feeling of empathy for all the characters, setting and plot, gives her diligent student Noah the Baumbach.
For passing over thirty, the Director is now balanced, whitewash rather than denigrating, to describe a hypothetical young heroine, in which the outlines of her own destiny. Christine "Lady bird" — typical teenager, trying to oppose the adult world and reach the parents, but does it generally non-aggressive and neptana. Once in the Catholic school, she at first rebels, but eventually succumbing to the charm of teachers — the same people, and not dry formalists and hypocrites. In the years when Hollywood everything kicks Christianity, to see the accuracy in his image is very important in the Catholic school is also put musicals, joke and berate, and not punished.
First love, failed romances Lady bird, her conflict mother, friendship with classmates — all so simple and or not claim is that charm the first scene. It would seem that many movies were there about growing up! Even "Amarcord" is partially about this. But Herwig impossible to tell a trivial non-trivial, fresh, new, and that's what is this novelty to not understand that simple. Most likely that even the standards of independent cinema, Gerwig takes on their own, Author, out template (this distinguishes "Little women" — definitely a step forward terms of artistic and professional growth in compared "Lady bird").
This newness applies to absolutely nitriansky moments in narrative, that, on that even She has not once decided, then there is a (partial, incomplete, though) disregard the plot fascinating. For Herwig it is important to tell the story as she wants, but not as is customary, but despite such courage in the opening, he not dreary no gaps and failures. He rhythm, props, realistic interiors, street shooting give "Lady bird" a very modest budget (in costume "Little women" that have not) that is also fascinating. The student atmosphere of the film coincides with the plot, because they also — about the study. Therefore, if you external unpretentiousness in the debut Gerwig form isomorphic to the content that can be rarely seen even in artists.
When an updated feminism of Little women, for those who saw "Lady bird" after them, expect the same here, but its like not strange, then there is this: total only one — the heroine Saoirse Ronan, a strong-willed ladies, which is not got love life in the strength of character and stubbornness. We can say that Joe — it was Christine who had stronger, but for the last — it is important to overcome the mother and in this struggle to overcome the conflict in yourself, come to terms with it. It is important that as and "Little women", Gerwig in "Lady bird" does not condemn someone who what it prevents heroines: the positions opponents also have their own truth. And in familialism heroine Emma Watson, and in excessive care of the mother, Christine, and in a non-aggressive traditionalism teachers in Catholic schools.
Such arrangement of accents that differentiate already debut, says that Greta Gerwig not just a talented, but as people in 36 extremely wise and balanced judge of people condemning them nor what is not blaming. Such a human and professional maturity, says that she the cinema (actress, writer, Director) has a great future.
