episode 002 - Coming of Age

EPISODE TWO

COMING OF AGE

Films Discussed

Lady Bird

Submarine

The Graduate

Runtime: 1:50:00

Link to Itunes: My Movie's Better

NOTES

Lady Bird

Lady Bird
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Greta Gerwig
Produced by	Scott Rudin Eli Bush Evelyn O'Neill
Written by	Greta Gerwig
Starring	Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Tracy Letts Lucas Hedges Timothée Chalamet Beanie Feldstein Stephen McKinley Henderson Lois Smith
Music by	Jon Brion
Cinematography	Sam Levy
Edited by	Nick Houy
Production company	Scott Rudin Productions A24 Management 360 IAC Films
Distributed by	A24 (United States) Universal Pictures(International)
Release date	September 1, 2017(Telluride) November 3, 2017(United States)
Running time	94 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10 million[2]
Box office	$78.5 million[3]

• Saoirse Ronan as Christine "Lady Bird"^[a] McPherson
• Laurie Metcalf as Marion McPherson
• Tracy Letts as Larry McPherson
• Lucas Hedges as Danny O'Neill
• Timothée Chalamet as Kyle Scheible
• Beanie Feldstein as Julianne "Julie" Steffans
• Lois Smith as Sister Sarah Joan
• Stephen McKinley Henderson as Father Leviatch
• Odeya Rush as Jenna Walton
• Jordan Rodrigues as Miguel McPherson
• Marielle Scott as Shelly Yuhan
• John Karna as Greg Anrue
• Jake McDorman as Mr. Bruno
• Bayne Gibby as Casey Kelly
• Laura Marano as Diana Greenway
• Marietta DePrima as Miss Patty
• Daniel Zovatto as Jonah Ruiz
• Kristen Cloke as Ms. Steffans
• Andy Buckley as Uncle Matthew
• Kathryn Newton as Darlene Bell
• Myra Turley as Sister Gina
• Bob Stephenson as Father Walther

The Washington Post's Ann Hornaday described the film as a "triumph of style, sensibility and spirit" while similarly praising Ronan's performance and Gerwig's direction.^[55] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone rated the film 3.5 out of four stars in which he deemed it as "simply irresistible" and complimented the film's plot and narrative while highlighting the performances of Ronan and Metcalf in which he stated as an "Oscar calling" and Gerwig's direction as "full-blown triumph"

Submarine

Submarine
US theatrical poster
Directed by	Richard Ayoade
Produced by	Mary Burke Mark Herbert Andy Stebbing
Screenplay by	Richard Ayoade
Based on	Submarine by Joe Dunthorne
Starring	Craig Roberts Paddy Considine Noah Taylor Yasmin Paige Sally Hawkins
Music by	Andrew Hewitt Alex Turner
Cinematography	Erik Wilson
Edited by	Chris Dickens Nick Fenton
Production company	Warp Films Film4 Productions UK Film Council Wales Creative IP Fund Film Agency for Wales Protagonist Pictures Red Hour Films
Distributed by	Optimum Releasing(United Kingdom) The Weinstein Company(United States)
Release date	12 September 2010(TIFF) 18 March 2011 (United Kingdom)[1] 3 June 2011 (United States: limited)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.5 million
Box office	$3.8 million[2][3]

• Craig Roberts as Oliver Tate
• Yasmin Paige as Jordana Bevan
• Sally Hawkins as Jill Tate
• Noah Taylor as Lloyd Tate
• Paddy Considine as Graham Purvis
• Gemma Chan as Kim-Lin
• Melanie Walters as Jude Bevan
• Steffan Rhodri as Mr. Davey
• Ben Stiller as Soap Opera Star (Uncredited)

"Submarine isn't an insipid teen sex comedy. It flaunts some stylistic devices, such as titles and sections and self-aware narration, but it doesn't try too hard to be desperately clever. It's a self-confident work for the first-time director, Richard Ayoade, whose purpose I think is to capture that delicate moment in some adolescent lives when idealism and trust lead to tentative experiments. Because Craig Roberts and Yasmin Paige are enormously likable in their roles, they win our sympathy and make us realize that too many movies about younger teenagers are filtered through the sensibility of more weathered minds." - Roger Ebert

The Graduate

The Graduate
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mike Nichols
Produced by	Lawrence Turman
Screenplay by	Calder Willingham Buck Henry
Based on	The Graduate by Charles Webb
Starring	Anne Bancroft Dustin Hoffman Katharine Ross
Music by	Paul Simon (songs) Dave Grusin (score)
Cinematography	Robert Surtees
Edited by	Sam O'Steen
Production company	Mike Nichols/Lawrence Turman Productions
Distributed by	Embassy Pictures (US) United Artists(International)
Release date	December 22, 1967
Running time	105 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3 million
Box office	$104.9 million (North America)[2] $85 million (worldwide rentals)[3]

• Anne Bancroft as Mrs. Robinson
• Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock
• Katharine Ross as Elaine Robinson
• William Daniels as Mr. Braddock
• Murray Hamilton as Mr. Robinson
• Elizabeth Wilson as Mrs. Braddock
• Buck Henry as Room clerk
• Brian Avery as Carl Smith
• Walter Brooke as Mr. McGuire
• Norman Fell as Mr. McCleery
• Alice Ghostley as Mrs. Singleman
• Marion Lorne as Miss DeWitte

Modern critics continue to praise the film, if not always with the same ardor. For the film's thirtieth anniversary reissue, Ebert retracted some of his previous praise for the film, noting that he felt its time had passed and that he now had more sympathy for Mrs. Robinson than Benjamin (whom he considered "an insufferable creep"), viewing one's sympathy for Mrs. Robinson and disdainful attitude toward Ben as a function of aging and wisdom.