Before directing the adaptation starring Margot Robbie, the filmmaker worked on several fronts in Hollywood.
The Barbie film has been circulating in Hollywood for many years. At different stages of the movie industry, it seems the project came at the right time as it was officially announced by Warner Bros. by Greta Gerwig.
When the studio confirmed that Frances Ha was the project’s lead actor and scriptwriter, many were in disbelief, as an adaptation of the world’s most famous doll was unlikely to be the kind of movie featured in the director’s filmography.
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Known for her restless gaze on various issues in life, especially coming of age, the filmmaker has had an interesting projection since the beginning of her career. To prepare for the feature film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, find out below about the director’s main occupation as actress, screenwriter and director.
nights and weekends | Director and Screenwriter
Greta Gerwig’s first feature film “Nights and Weekends” is about Mattie and James, a couple with a big problem: Their relationship is longdistance. One lives in Chicago and the other in New York and this dynamic will create a lot of tension that can definitely undermine the relationship between the two.
Lady Bird: Time to Fly | Director and Screenwriter
With five 2018 Oscar nominations, including Best Director and Best Actress, the story follows Christine McPherson (Saoirse Ronan), a young woman in her final year of high school. One of the themes of late adolescence is that what she most desires is to go to college far away from Sacramento, California, an idea her mother (Laurie Metcalf) firmly rejects.
Lady Bird, as the girl with the strong personality wants to be called, does not give up and makes the plan to continue anyway. Although her time has not yet come, she is torn between the duties of being a student at the Catholic school, her first date, typical rites of passage into adult life, and numerous disagreements with her mother.
Beautiful women | Director and Screenwriter
The Academy Awardnominated feature film, which received six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, is inspired by the 1868 novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott. The plot revolves around sisters Jo (Saoirse Ronan), Beth (Eliza Scanlen), Meg (Emma Watson) and Amy (Florence Pugh) as they grow up during the Civil War. With completely different personalities, they face the challenge of growing up in love with one another.
Frances Ha | Actress and Screenwriter
Frances Ha was perhaps one of Greta Gerwig’s bestknown feature films before her directorial debut and undoubtedly marked a turning point in her career. In the story, she plays Frances (Gerwig), a young woman with no great expectations who continues to find life as it happens. Sharing an apartment in New York with Sophie (Mickey Sumner), her best friend, she follows her journey of selfdiscovery.
Playful and with the air of someone who doesn’t want to grow up, she declines her boyfriend’s invitation to live with him, precisely so as not to leave Sophie alone. However, the girlfriend does not share the same view when the opportunity to move to a better located apartment presents itself, even if it means that she and Frances have to live in different places.
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From there begins Frances’ pilgrimage in search of a new place that suits her finances, because she is only a student in a dance company and is waiting for the chance to join the group of dancers who will stage the Christmas show. Even in the face of difficulties, Frances tries to keep her spirits up in the face of the troubles that come with adult life.
Mistress America | Actress and Screenwriter
Released a few years after Frances Ha, Mistress America marks another collaboration between Greta and Noah Baumbach. Tracy (Lola Kirke) is a freshman living a lonely life in New York City. Her big dream is to join a select university writers’ club, but she was not admitted. After much urging from her mother, she decides to call Brooke (Greta Gerwig), the daughter of her future stepfather, who also lives in New York. Soon the two are in perfect harmony and are having a great time. Intrigued by Brooke’s energy and good humor, Tracy decides to use her as inspiration for a new short story. But when Brooke finds out about it, she doesn’t like what she wrote at all.
Dog Island | actress
In addition to her roles as a director, producer and screenwriter, Greta has also been involved in other areas of acting, such as Ilha dos Cachorros, where she serves as the narrator.
Wes Anderson’s feature film stars Atari Kobayashi, a 12yearold Japanese boy. He lives in the city of Megasaki under the tutelage of corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. The politician passes a new law that will ban dogs from living there and will result in all animals being sent to a neighboring island full of rubbish.
Not willing to part with the dog Spots, Atari calls on his friends to steal a miniature jet in search of his faithful friend an adventure that will completely change the life of the town.
Barbie + Dance the Night | Director and Screenwriter
Greta Gerwig’s next release couldn’t be missing from the list: Barbie. As a director, producer and screenwriter, the filmmaker started the biggest project of her career. In connection with the feature, she was even responsible for the music video for “Dance the Night,” a Dua Lipa song that is part of the film’s soundtrack, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. Even if the film is not yet in cinemas (only two days left), it is possible to watch the audiovisual recording and get in the mood for the most famous doll in the world.