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Director:
Rosanna Arquette
Writer:
Rosanna Arquette (experiencer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
13 July 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
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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User Comments:
Well intentioned but unfortunately, mediocre. more (44 total)

Cast

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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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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
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Runtime:
France:100 min | France:97 min (Cannes Film Festival) | USA:99 min (DVD)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
South Korea:12 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France more
Company:
Immortal Entertainment more

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Trivia:
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
Quotes:
Whoopi Goldberg: Longevity is everything. We have outlasted most of the people that used to hire us. more
Movie Connections:
References Wildflowers (1999) more
Soundtrack:
Dead Flowers more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
Well intentioned but unfortunately, mediocre., 2 March 2006
6/10
Author: AZGrooveGuy from Phoenix

I certainly appreciate what I believe Rosanna Arquette was trying to accomplish with this well intentioned documentary. Unfortunately the project was just not edited well enough nor focused enough on any particular issue faced by aging actresses to ever be engrossing or fascinating. Instead about midway through, it felt like the focus became 'how many actresses can I fit into this 99 minute film'.

I was hoping for a serious discussion of why writers no longer value story lines featuring actresses over 40. Why do we not get to see more juicy roles for our favorites....the Jessica Langes, Sissy Spaceks, Diane Keatons, Maggie Smiths, Sally Fields, etc etc. How do they feel about the new 'youth only' version of Hollywood? How do they choose roles today, and how fulfilling is working in TV after decades of movie work. These issues were talked about, but so were about 100 others, which watered down the film's narrative power substantially.

Some of the input was certainly worthwhile. I loved the feedback from Whoopi Goldberg, Holli Hunter, Diane Lane, Sharon Stone, and Martha Plimpton the most. These actresses were given a lot of screen time and were very interesting. Jane Fonda's admission that she was a less than perfect mother was also eye opening.

Other actresses I wanted to see more of were just given a few seconds on screen. I wanted more from Teri Garr (along with Goldberg, the actress with the most realistic viewpoints in the film). JoBeth Williams began to discuss the guilt of being a working mom, but then was never seen again. Catherine O'Hara was underused, with only a few seconds on screen.

Worth a watch but probably will not be as good as you are hoping for after seeing all the names involved. I commend Arquette for the effort in any case.

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