Noah Baumbach
Overview[edit | edit source]
Noah Baumbach is an American filmmaker known best for writing and directing witty intellectual comedies that are typically set in New York. Growing up, he was inspired by Woody Allen's films. Additionally, he notes Steve Martin as a comedic inspiration.[1]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
Baumbach's Direction[edit | edit source]
Noah Baumbach has directed 12 feature narrative films which are:
- Kicking and Screaming (1995)
- Mr. Jealousy (1997)
- Highball (2002) *film was never fully finished
- The Squid and the Whale (2005)
- Margot and the Wedding (2007)
- Greenberg (2010)
- Frances Ha (2012)
- While We’re Young (2014)
- Mistress America (2015)
- The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
- Marriage Story (2019)
- White Noise (2022)
Baumbach's Writing[edit | edit source]
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Noah Baumbach writes all of his own films. Noah Baumbach collaborates frequently with Wes Anderson. He was a writer on the following Anderson's films: Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004). [2] He also works with his partner Greta Gerwig. He was a writer and producer on Gerwig's 2023 smash hit Barbie (2023).
Filmmaker's Aesthetics[edit | edit source]
Mumblecore[edit | edit source]
Noah Baumbach was an important icon in popularizing the sub-genre of Mumblecore.[3] Mumblecore was inspired by films by Andrei Tarkovsky and the film Slacker (Linklater 1990). Common aesthetics of mumblecore include natural feeling and sounding dialogue, static camera movements, and natural lighting. Frances Ha, directed by Baumbach and written by himself and Greta Gerwig was one of the first mumblecore films to skyrocket the genre. Even in his more recent films like Marriage Story (2019) and White Noise (2022) there are still mumblecore-like aesthetics like lower budget filmmaking techniques about characters struggling through life and leaving their youth.
Common Themes[edit | edit source]
Baumbach has been called an auteur. He has many reoccuring themes and motifs in his films.
Locations Set in NYC[edit | edit source]
Most, if not all of his films are set on the East Coast, specifically New York City. [4] Thus, he has many scenes set on a train or subways.
Divorce and Step Families[edit | edit source]
He is inspired by his own personal experiences and uses it for his films. All of Baumbach's films contain broken families or step families.
Prestigious References[edit | edit source]
Noah Baumbach is known for having characters with artistic careers, and these characters having intelligent conversations about high art.[5]
Moments in His Films[edit | edit source]
Drawing from his love of Steve Martin, Noah Baumbach is known for having moments of screwball comedy in his films; as well as, moments of deep wisdom between the comedy.
Reception/Awards[edit | edit source]
Noah Baumbach was been nominated for multiple prestigious awards during his career. Some of the highlights include:
- 2020 Nominee Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year - Marriage Story[6]
- 2020 Nominee Oscar - Best Original Screenplay - Marriage Story
- 2020 Nominee BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay (Original) - Marriage Story
- 2017 Nominee Palme d'Or - The Meyerowitz Stories
- 2006 Nominee Oscar - Best Writing, Original Screenplay - The Squid and the Whale
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/noah-baumbach-influences-filmmaker-spielberg-scorsese-max-ophuls-1201883274/
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000876/fullcredits
- ↑ https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/noah-baumbach-and-the-importance-of-the-mumblecore-movement/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qip9FvdOBM&feature=youtu.be
- ↑ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0950236X.2021.1965293
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000876/awards/