It's 1290 England. 14 years old Lady Catherine (Bella Ramsey) is called "Birdy". She is on the verge of womanhood and desperate to maintain her childish lifestyle. Her father Lord Rollo (Andrew Scott) had squandered the family fortune and needs to marry her off for a large dowry. He recruits a series of wealthy suitors. Birdy works to scare them off.
Lena Dunham adapts this from a book and directs it. There is the overarching girl-power modernity to the story. The music is modern. It's a medieval movie done with modern sensibilities. The story does drag a bit in the middle. It needs a more cohesive dramatic flow. At times, it feels like a series of relationship entanglements, one situation after another. There is a bit of rambling. Through it all, the movie has the absolute charms of Bella Ramsey. She has an indomitable spirit which first shone through in Game of Thrones. She puts it over the top.
Lena Dunham adapts this from a book and directs it. There is the overarching girl-power modernity to the story. The music is modern. It's a medieval movie done with modern sensibilities. The story does drag a bit in the middle. It needs a more cohesive dramatic flow. At times, it feels like a series of relationship entanglements, one situation after another. There is a bit of rambling. Through it all, the movie has the absolute charms of Bella Ramsey. She has an indomitable spirit which first shone through in Game of Thrones. She puts it over the top.