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Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.
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- TriviaScreened 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.
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Whoopi Goldberg: Longevity is everything. We have outlasted most of the people that used to hire us.
- Crazy creditsInstead of saying a Rosanna Arquette film, it says a Rosanna Arquette Experience and instead of saying Directed by, it says Experienced by Rosanna Arquette.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Red Shoes (1948)
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(Guy Garvey / Richard Jupp / Craig Potter / Mark Potter / Pete Turner (as Peter Turner))
Performed by Elbow
Courtesy of V2 Records
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Age is an actress worst nightmare, or so it appears to be the case that Rosanna Arquette explores in her interesting documentary "Searching for Debra Winger". In fact, most actresses working in movies seem to have a sort of "shelf life" while they are young and beautiful, then, after that, it's oblivion, at best.
As Martha Plimpton points out, most actors working in films have a lot more options than actresses. Jack Nicholson and others of his age group, still active, are the examples. For every Meryl Streep, there are a hundred Debra Wingers that could still be working in meaningful projects, yet, little work seems to come their way, unless they look toward movies made for television.
Rosanna Arquette has a sharp eye to delve into the subject and her choice of people she interviews for us is quite remarkable. Unfortunately, Hollywood always will make films for a younger audience. Maturity and acting abilities seem not to matter much in that factory of dreams.
As Martha Plimpton points out, most actors working in films have a lot more options than actresses. Jack Nicholson and others of his age group, still active, are the examples. For every Meryl Streep, there are a hundred Debra Wingers that could still be working in meaningful projects, yet, little work seems to come their way, unless they look toward movies made for television.
Rosanna Arquette has a sharp eye to delve into the subject and her choice of people she interviews for us is quite remarkable. Unfortunately, Hollywood always will make films for a younger audience. Maturity and acting abilities seem not to matter much in that factory of dreams.
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
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By what name was Searching for Debra Winger (2002) officially released in Canada in English?
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