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Lady Bird 2017

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Our Take (by Bilal Zouheir)

A beautiful coming-of-age story that is mixed with one of the best depictions of a mother character in movie history both make Lady Bird an absolutely exquisite film. Its slice-of-life story taps into the universal issues, dreams, and frustrations that almost every small-town kid has faced; and it manages to do all of this without feeling forced or cliché. This is because of the attention and care that were given to it but also because of how tightly it’s based on the life of its writer / director Greta Gerwig. A wonderful movie.

Notable Critics

"While there is an acute authorial intelligence informing the transitions between scenes, the steady trot of clipped vignettes comes to seem monotonous and somewhat evasive, a way to move along before anything too hard and hurtful happens."

— Nick Pinkerton

Synopsis

Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.

Awards

Oscars

5 nominations

Nominated: Best ActressNominated: Best DirectorNominated: Best Original ScreenplayNominated: Best PictureNominated: Best Supporting Actress

Golden Globes

4 nominations

Nominated: Best Motion PictureNominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion PictureNominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion PictureNominated: Best Screenplay

BAFTA

3 nominations

Nominated: Best Leading ActressNominated: Best Original ScreenplayNominated: Best Supporting Actress

SAG Awards

3 nominations

Nominated: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureNominated: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading RoleNominated: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

DGA

1 nomination

Nominated: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film

Spirit Awards

1 win, 3 nominations

Won: Best ScreenplayNominated: Best FeatureNominated: Best Female LeadNominated: Best Supporting Female

WGA

1 nomination

Nominated: Original Screenplay

Nat. Board of Review

3 wins

Won: Best DirectorWon: Best Supporting ActressWon: Top Film

NYFCC

2 wins

Won: Best ActressWon: Best Picture

LAFCA

2 wins

Won: Best Supporting ActressWon: New Generation Award

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Bilal Zouheir

Bilal Zouheir is the founder of A Good Movie to Watch. He is US-based and a member of the Nevada Film Critics Society. He grew up in Morocco, where he learned English from watching movies. Bilal's work with A Good Movie to Watch is focused on offering an alternative to streaming algorithms, which are often used as commercial tools by streaming services.