Catherine Called Birdy - Reviews

...a boisterous, ballsy, medieval delight.

Lena Dunham's coming-of-age comedy is a medieval treat.

...a fun coming-of-age tale boasting three irresistible performances from Bella Ramsey, Billie Piper and Andrew Scott.

She carefully imbues Cushman’s original story with her own observational slant, deftly handling fart jokes and naïve assumptions of the birds and the bees without ever tipping over into unnecessary crudeness.

...it's Ramsey who is the real star. Flawed like any other 14-year-old, you remain routing for her throughout.

...a peppy, irreverent delight.

Lena Dunham’s delightful medieval romp.

...wild and wise and witty, a charming adaptation that Dunham makes entirely her own.

Dunham has such a distinct comic voice. It’s refreshing to have her honor the source material without filling her script with such quick wit and deadpan humor, all while layered with thoroughly enjoyable and top-notch performances.

It’s a sweet, remarkably fresh coming-of-age film...

This impish film about the travails of a young girl in 13th-century England could have come from the pen of Woody Allen.

...an amusing medieval comedy that shows the pain and challenges a teenage girl grows through.

...you will find the talented writer-director is a perfect fit for Karen Cushman’s 1994 comic coming-of-age novel.

...Dunham [angriber] med stor humor det sociale system mellem kønnene.

...snäll och rolig medeltidseskapism för höstlovslediga.