NYFF Live: Greta Gerwig | Lady Bird | NYFF55

Greta Gerwig is a familiar presence at the New York Film Festival, seen in films like Frances Ha (2012), Eden (2014), and 20th Century Women (2016). Gerwig returned to the festival this year as a filmmaker, presenting her solo directorial debut, Lady Bird, starring Saoirse Ronan as an artistically inclined young woman trying to define herself in the shadow of her mother (Laurie Metcalf) and searching for an escape route from her hometown of Sacramento. Gerwig joined us for an NYFF Live discussion where she talked about working behind the camera and telling a story that comes from a very personal place.
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[@izzyb1567]

god she is such a genius. I'm just so grateful for all these interviews with her. It's like being handed little gems. I can watch them for hours and hours.

[@benjaminlarkey8562]

Greta, This was a masterpiece. This was the most beautiful movie I have seen in a long time.

[@layma5113]

I love how she references French cinema all the time 😍

[@WilliamJCroft]

Extraordinary, such a bright light.

[@ChuckD008]

Been in love with everything she's done since she first appeared in Greenberg. I'm a big fan of Noah Baumbach & to see her now fly, is wonderful

[@annietee1115]

This is such a genuine interview💓

[@rain_irl6460]

cant wait to see this

[@christopher4608]

Not only woman but people of color, minorities! We need a Hollywood that is diverse but truthful. The way that people are portrayed in stories is so important and there are so many stories that are left out of cinema! Greta give me the chance to work with you!

[@4kjm]

350 pages! sounds like a cassavetes/rowlands gig:) I hope this genius rules for the rest of my life at least

[@Bleech606]

This might be the weirdest comparison but, on the topic of 'stealth movies' about mothers, I always felt E.T is the story of a single mother stretched thin, trying to keep it together and do her best for her children, and that's the emotional punch of that movie.

[@BondsMusic]

Greta = a genius

[@imsparkly7968]

Hi, at

[@4kjm]

17:45

[@mihird9]

Hey, which filmmaker is she referring to at

[@montbaldy]

The film isn't even available in Sacramento. Touche'

[@stephanieb663]

ladybird caught me off guard.

[@user-jy4ed5wo1e]

she's so dam earnest i wanna die

[@birdekid]

what's the name of the interviewer?

[@Bicho-paulo]

she is so funny naturally i cant

[@ulquiorra4cries]

19:21