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Sep 23, 2022 · Set in the 13th century, “Catherine Called Birdy” is a labor of love for writer/director Lena Dunham, who first read Karen Cushman’s 1994 Newberry-winning novel of the same name when she was just ten years old. But this incredibly loose adaptation leans a little too heavily into Dunham’s economically oblivious feminism, stripping the ...
Sep 23, 2022 · Oct 11, 2022 Full Review Verne Gay Newsday Lena Dunham brings her unique style and approach to a period piece in "Catherine Called Birdy." and she comes away with an affecting coming-of-age story.
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Sep 13, 2022 · C atherine Called Birdy, Lena Dunham’s thoroughly enjoyable adaptation of the millennial YA classic by Karen Cushman, opens in the mud. Fourteen-year-old Catherine, played with gusto by Game of ...
Sep 22, 2022 · The 14-year-old daughter of a broke lord (Andrew Scott) and his oft-bedridden wife (Billie Piper), Birdy is mercurial, mulish and emphatically irritated by nearly everyone and everything in her shire.
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Sep 11, 2022 · Critics Pick ‘Catherine Called Birdy’ Review: Lena Dunham Gleefully Liberates a 13th-Century 14-Year-Old The comedic genius behind 'Girls' has found a fresh application for her voice: making a ...
Sep 11, 2022 · Catherine Called Birdy is the kind of small, mid-budget adolescent film that rarely gets made anymore. Dunham’s direction is breezy and calm, divorced from the melancholic tone and devastating ...
Sep 23, 2022 · Lena Dunham’s warm, lively adaptation of Karen Cushman’s 1994 historical novel, “Catherine, Called Birdy,” opens with a needle drop that references another classic teen movie.
