Whether in front of or behind the camera, Greta Gerwig always comes to us in a unique way. Born on August 4, 1983 in Sacramento, California, she left to study English literature and philosophy in New York, at Barnard College at Columbia University. “I wanted to surround myself with theaters and films”she declares in this regard at the microphone of Dua Lipa for his podcast Service95. Thus bathed in culture, she explores her love for the theater. It must be said that the primary ambition of Greta Gerwig was to become a playwright. She writes plays and founds an improvisation group with her friends. But it was in 2006 that she turned to cinema, and in particular to the independent cinema movement known as mumblecorelearning the profession of actress but also, very quickly, screenwriter.
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A few years and roles later, Greta Gerwig gets noticed. After the theatrical release of Greenberg in 2010, the New York Times salutes the performance of the one who could become “the best actress of her generation”. The young woman continues her breakthrough in low-budget cinema, while exploring mainstream films (we see her alongside Natalie Portman And Ashton Kutcher in romantic comedy Sex Friends in 2011). She finds in particular the director who revealed her in Greenberg, Noah Baumbachfeatured in the movie Frances Ha. The filmmaker becomes his companion, the father of his child and a privileged artistic collaborator. He also shares the latest project of Greta Gerwig, Barbie, which he co-wrote alongside her. Here are five films by the American filmmaker to watch right now.
Frances Ha (2012)
In this black and white dramatic comedy from Noah Baumbachand written with Greta Gerwigthe viewer follows french, a 27-year-old New Yorker who dreams of becoming a choreographer. While waiting to be able to make it her reality, she has fun with her best friend Sophia, with whom she ends up falling out. She tries to make ends meet to live in the city that never sleeps and tries her hand at roommates… She dances a little and doubts a lot. But still hoping to find each other.