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Rosanna Arquette (experiencer)
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13 July 2002 (USA) more
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Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry. full summary | add synopsis
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Surprisingly insightful more (44 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Patricia Arquette | ... | Herself |
 | Rosanna Arquette | ... | Herself |
 | Emmanuelle Béart | ... | Herself |
 | Katrin Cartlidge | ... | Herself |
 | Laura Dern | ... | Herself |
 | Roger Ebert | ... | Himself |
 | Jane Fonda | ... | Herself |
 | Teri Garr | ... | Herself |
 | Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Herself |
 | Melanie Griffith | ... | Herself |
 | Daryl Hannah | ... | Herself |
 | Salma Hayek | ... | Herself |
 | Holly Hunter | ... | Herself |
 | Diane Lane | ... | Herself |
 | Kelly Lynch | ... | Herself |
 | Julianna Margulies | ... | Herself |
 | Chiara Mastroianni | ... | Herself |
 | Samantha Mathis | ... | Herself |
 | Frances McDormand | ... | Herself |
 | Catherine O'Hara | ... | Herself |
 | Julia Ormond | ... | Herself |
 | Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | Herself |
 | Martha Plimpton | ... | Herself |
 | Charlotte Rampling | ... | Herself |
 | Vanessa Redgrave | ... | Herself |
 | Theresa Russell | ... | Herself |
 | Meg Ryan | ... | Herself |
 | Ally Sheedy | ... | Herself |
 | Adrienne Shelly | ... | Herself |
 | Hilary Shepard | ... | Herself (as Hilary Shepard Turner) |
 | Sharon Stone | ... | Herself |
 | Tracey Ullman | ... | Herself |
 | JoBeth Williams | ... | Herself |
 | Debra Winger | ... | Herself |
 | Alfre Woodard | ... | Herself |
 | Robin Wright Penn | ... | Herself |
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Rated R for language.
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France:100 min | France:97 min (Cannes Film Festival) | USA:99 min (DVD)
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Screened as one of "out-of-competition" films at the Cannes Film Festival, May 2002. Director Rosanna Arquette says she made the documentary when she was struck by the fact that Debra Winger, who earned three Oscar nominations, had left the profession in her 30s. more
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Whoopi Goldberg: Longevity is everything. We have outlasted most of the people that used to hire us. more
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Features The Red Shoes (1948) more
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Freedom more
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I actually just read about this documentary in Entertainment Weekly, so was surprised to see it on Showtime tonight. I was ready to slam it for being shallow, but was pleasantly surprised at its refreshing insights.
Rosanna Arquette directs this documentary about the role of women in Hollywood when they are no longer a starlet; the effects of age on the actress' career. What was most impressive about the documentary was the incredible number of actresses interviewed. From Sharon Stone to Martha Plimpton, Holly Hunter to Charlotte Rampling the many actresses (both fairly obscure and mainstream) express some interesting views without sounding like they are complaining about the `lack of strong roles for women' – a phrase that has become cliché. While I am not a fan of Salma Hayek in the least, she came across as very strong, voicing the need for female writers, directors, etc. (and backed up her word by doing that with Frida.)
Arquette's earthy style made the documentary flow very smoothly, and it was refreshing to see no pretensions. On many occasions, she very humbly expressed her adoration and respect for her subjects. She also put many of her interviewees together in groups which not only opened up the dialogue, but showed genuine camaraderie. Even Roger Ebert makes an appearance discussing how the movie going men tastes in movies have changed.
The one complaint I have is that I never really followed Arquette's vision. After listening to the amazing insights provided by actresses, I didn't see a clear correlation with the thesis.
Definitely worth a look, but definitely estrogen-laden so it may not be for all. But for someone who generally leans towards the `anti-Meg Ryan' films this was indeed interesting and thought provoking.
--Shelly