Lady Bird
Lady Bird is a 2017 American coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Greta Gerwig in her solo directorial debut, starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Lois Smith. Set in Sacramento, California from fall 2002 to fall 2003, it focuses on a high school senior who shares a turbulent relationship with her mother. Filming for Lady Bird took place from August to October 2016 in California and New York. It premiered at the 44th Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2017, and was released theatrically in the United States on November 3, 2017, by A24, grossing $79 million, becoming their highest-grossing film at the time. The film received widespread critical acclaim, with high praise drawn to Gerwig's screenplay and direction, and the performances of Ronan and Metcalf. It was considered by many critics as one of the best films of 2017 and one of the best films of the 2010s. Lady Bird was chosen by the National Board of Review, the American Film Institute, and Time magazine as one of the top ten films of 2017. At the 90th Academy Awards, it earned five nominations: Best Picture, Best Actress (for Ronan), Best Supporting Actress (for Metcalf), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Director. At the 75th Golden Globe Awards, the film won two awards—Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) and Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy (for Ronan)—and was nominated for two others. It was also nominated for three British Academy Film Awards. The film was released with a soundtrack.
Yeah. - [laughter] - [Lady Bird] ...in the tub... I scoot myself under, just like now, like this, and then the water just... whoop. - [laughing] - [chuckles] Schwoop. Ooh, you're so gross! I think I figured it out when I was, like, three or something. I take the showerhead... [laughing] [chuckling] Oh, my God... [muttering, laughing] Embarrassing, I use that. I don't know if mine is the right kind though. Maybe it's different when you actually have a penis in there. Like, it's more intense. [chuckling] - Mine was pretty intense, I think. - [laughing] You're not supposed to eat the wafers. They're not consecrated. [sighs] [both laughing]
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- Being alive - [piano playing] - [applause] - [man] Okay. Christine. - Lady Bird. - Is that your given name? - Yeah. - Why is it in quotes? Well, I gave it to myself. It's given to me, by me. Okay. Take it away, Lady Bird. Everybody says don't, everybody says don't Everybody says don't, it isn't right Don't, it isn't nice Everybody says don't, everybody says don't Everybody says don't walk on the grass - [piano playing] - Rolling along Rolling along Make me a channel of your peace Where there is despair in life Let me bring hope Where there is darkness, only light And where there's sadness, ever joy [piano playing] There are giants in the sky There are big, tall, terrible giants in the sky When you're way up high And you look below At the world you left And the things you know Little more than a glance Is enough to show you Just how small you are [mom] I see light on in your room. Go to bed.
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- Congratulations. - You too. We both got in. [sighs] Everyone who auditioned got in. The part I got was basically not getting in. I don't even know how I got cast in my part. Me neither. I was the one who had a dress and prepared a song. - I know. - Now you're gonna be all romantic with Danny on stage. It's probably my only shot at that, you know? - Do you have a pen? - Yeah.
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Stop. Stop it. Stop it. [child fussing] Listen, stop. Hey. Hi. Come here often? Excuse me? I'm Lady Bird. We're gonna be in the musical together. Oh, yeah. I remember you. You were wearing that dress. Well, I just wanted to say, "What's up," and I'll see you in rehearsal. Thanks. I'm super excited. You... You live in the neighborhood? No. I'm from the wrong side of the tracks. - Wh-What? - Is that your family? Yeah. Wow. There's so many of you. Irish Catholic. It's hard to find a girl to date that's not my cousin. Well, okay. You're gonna make a great Franklin. Oh, thanks. I want my hair... or his hair... to be curly, though. - Yeah. - Like, um... Like Jim Morrison. Very '70s. - Like Jim Morrison. Exactly. - Yeah. - [woman] Danny! - Oh, I gotta go. - [child fussing] - Bye.
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Who is Jim Morrison again? He was in a rock band, moron. The Doors. - I knew that. - This is with your employee discount? Yeah. It's already included. Oh, my... Okay. - [teacher] Ma. - [students] Ma. - Mana. - Mana. - Manala. - Manala. Because it's not important to be right. It's only important to be... - [students] True. - Exactly! - [girl] Purple. - [exclaims] - [boy] Two. - [stomps] - Two. - [stomps] Two. - [claps] - [clicks tongue]
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