LADY BIRD is about a senior high school student (Saoirse Ronan) and the people around her. It's a coming-of-age story that is actually many things.
It's a love-hate relationship between a mother & her teenage daughter. There's a tale of first love, and first time to have sex. It's also about finding a best friend, and losing her. And so on . . .
The central character is Christine McPherson, and Lady Bird is the name she gave to herself, just to be different. She's on her last year of high school, and she's been itching to get out of her hometown. She is headstrong, opinionated, yet good-natured. Not the smartest, nor the prettiest, but she's totally real.
What I like about this film is that the supporting characters all have their own stories to tell. The mom (Laurie Metcalf) who works double-shifts to feed her family. The supportive dad (Tracy Letts) who's been laid-off from his job. The first boyfriend (Lucas Hedges)who's got a secret. The cute band member (Timothée Chalamet) who's not really honest. The best friend (Beanie Feldstein). The teacher/nun (Lois Smith). The priest (Stephen Henderson). The adopted brother (Jordan Rodrigues) and sister (Marielle Scott), etc. It's really a wonderful ensemble of actors.
Said to be a love-letter to her hometown. The film was written and directed by Actor/Director Greta Gerwig who grew up in Sacramento, California. It's funny, dramatic, quirky, and totally relatable. From Universal Pictures. Now showing exclusively in Ayala Malls Cinemas (Greenbelt 1 & Trinoma). Rated R.
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