6.5/10 (IMDB)

Catherine Called Birdy

1h 48m Adventure
Catherine Called Birdy
Catherine Called Birdy

About

The year? 1290. In the Medieval English village of Stonebridge, Lady Catherine (known as Birdy) is the youngest child of Lord Rollo and the Lady Aislinn. Her playground is Stonebridge Manor, a house that, like the family, has seen better days. Financially destitute and utterly greedy, Rollo sees his daughter as his path out of financial ruin by marrying her off to a wealthy man for money and land. But Birdy, like all the great teen heroines, is spirited, clever and adventurous – and ready to put off any suitor that comes calling in increasingly ingenious ways. Her imagination, defiance and deep belief in her own right to independence put her on a collision course with her parents. When the most vile suitor of all arrives, they are presented with the ultimate test of love for their daughter.

Director

Lena Dunham

Cast

Joe Alwyn, Bella Ramsey, Andrew Scott

Rating

PG-13

Year

2022

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Language

English


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Reviews

  • "CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY is so good, so raucous and wild and wise and witty, that it not only makes me eager to write in alliterative adjectives, but to reconsider my views on everything else she’s made in recent years. It’s wonderful."
    - IndieWire
  • "The movie wouldn’t have worked half as well had Dunham not discovered Ramsey, a “Game of Thrones” veteran soon to be seen in HBO’s “The Last of Us.” The young actor has a face one might find in a medieval Madonna portrait and a rowdy contemporary sensibility that makes her instantly relatable."
    - Variety

Festivals

  • Toronto Int'l Film Festival