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Greta Gerwig: from mumblecore indie darling to record-breaking Barbie director

The awkward It Girl of 2000s indie films has become a writing-directing powerhouse, with this weekend’s Barbie release charting as the biggest opening weekend of any female director in history. Here’s how Greta Gerwig went from “intense child” to master of the box office

Evening Standard

More than mumblecore and bigger than Barbie – who is Greta Gerwig?

With the new Barbie movie, Greta Gerwig is joining an elite class of female filmmakers. Alongside Ava DuVernay, Patty Jenkins and Kathryn Bigelow, Gerwig is one of only a few women to direct a live-action film with a budget of US$100 million.

The Conversation

Greta Gerwig films – ranked!

From her to her early days as an indie mumblecore darling to the patriarchy and box-office smashing Barbie – we rate Gerwig’s finest work

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