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- Although this is a film saturated in Catholic imagery and language, Ms. Gerwig is not Catholic and never has been. She did, however, attend Catholic school and wanted to make a film that reflected her joyful experience there.
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Mar 1, 2018 · Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut, is a different kind of Catholic film. The story follows a young woman who calls herself Lady Bird (played by Saoirse Ronan), about to graduate from a Catholic high school in Sacramento. The movie has been nominated for several Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Director.
Oct 26, 2017 · Laurie Metcalf and Saoirse Ronan in "Lady Bird" (image via A24) Although this is a film saturated in Catholic imagery and language, Ms. Gerwig is not Catholic and never has been.
Dec 18, 2017 · Though not a Catholic herself, Lady Bird attends a Catholic high school, with quite a number of priests and nuns on the faculty. At regular intervals in the film, we see Lady Bird and her classmates attending Mass and other religious services—and none of this is presented mockingly or ironically, as we’ve come to expect from most Hollywood ...
Nov 2, 2017 · Arts & Culture Film. Review: “Lady Bird” is not your average Catholic school girl movie. John Anderson November 02, 2017. Saoirse Ronan as Lady Bird (Photo by Merie Wallace, courtesy of A24)
Dec 12, 2017 · “Lady Bird” and the Breakthrough of Grace – Catholic World Report. Running underneathGreta Gerwig’s complex story of love and conflict is religion, more precisely, Catholicism. December 12, 2017...
Nov 2, 2017 · Hardly a false step is taken by Greta Gerwig in her semi-autobiographical script that centers on Lady Bird’s final year at her rather progressive Catholic high school.
Jan 5, 2018 · The film by writer and director Greta Gerwig, who grew up Unitarian Universalist but attended Catholic high school, won for best musical or comedy motion picture and Saoirse Ronan (who plays...
