At the London Film Festival, I had the immense pleasure of attending a screening at Leicester Square, which was hosting a ‘Surprise Film’ screening on Saturday night. And when previous years have shown the likes of Birdman and Silver Linings Playbook as the LFF Surprise Film, well, consider my curiosity well and truly piqued.
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(…I’m not a monster)
The Surprise Film turned out to be Lady Bird, the directorial debut of American actress and filmmaker, Greta Gerwig. Starring Saoirse Ronan in the title role of Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson, the story follows a year of her life as she prepares to leave high school and go off to college, with all the troubles and turmoil that entails. It’s a character film, centred on the prominent relationships in Lady Bird’s life, and in particular her female relationships; it’s a different kind of love story.
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