Greta Gerwig
Greta Gerwig is an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and director based in NY. She has collaborated with Noah Baumbach on several films, including Greenberg (2010), Frances Ha (2012), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination, and Mistress America (2015). Gerwig made her solo directorial debut with the critically acclaimed comedy-drama film Lady Bird (2017), which she also wrote, and has also had starring roles in the films Damsels in Distress (2011), Jackie (2016), and 20th Centu
Defining films
In their own words
We wanted the Dreamhouse to be perfect but also slightly off. A lot of it came from things like Jacques Rivette's 'La Belle noiseuse,' where the painter is trying to make something and it's always falling apart.
That film really captures something about being a young woman that is both universal and also very specific to her world. The performances are just so real.
Federico Fellini's '8 ½' as inspiration for a film that tackles existential crises, but still remains joyous.
Gerwig points to the candy-colored world of Jacques Demy's 1964 musical 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' as an early influence.