Lady Bird

(Greta Gerwig, US 2017, 94 min., DCP)

Greta Gerwig’s solo directorial debut features Saoirse Ronan as Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson, a senior from Sacramento, California preparing to go to college. Considered ungrateful by her mother (Laurie Metcalf), Lady Bird nevertheless intends to move to the East Coast for college to find “a city with culture.” As her high school days wind down, she struggles with the realization that her family and her city are what has made her who she is. Nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and nods for both Ronan and Metcalf, Lady Bird is a stunning debut and an honest portrait of life at a crossroads.