![]() ![]() Similar points were recently hit in CNN's fine but absurdly compressed series The Movies. The fast-moving doc is most illuminating when it goes back to the dawn of cinema, when the fledgling art form was loaded with female directors and (especially) screenwriters.Īs usual, men swooped in when movies started making enough money for the new business to get fully systematized. ![]() Indeed, a big chunk of the story involves the legal manoeuvres-as yet unresolved-required to get the Directors Guild of America to advocate for all its members. ![]() Still, it's clear from the many female directors who started out strong and then struggled to find work that little has changed. The math was shocking even to people who expected the worst, but it gave activists something tangible to work with.Īmong the many voices heard here, powerhouse actors like Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, and Meryl Streep speak about their own thwarted expectations, while newer arrivals, such as Tiffany Haddish, talk about inspiration taken from trailblazers before them. It was the perfect antidote to tough times.And it is when Geena Davis, whose hard work led to this incisive documentary, refers to "This changes everything" as that thing people say whenever women take two steps forward in Hollywood-only to be followed by three steps back.Īfter building a memorable body of screen work-including groundbreakers like Thelma & Louise and A League of Their Own, which are seen here in apt clips-the '90s star set up the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, dedicated to moving past the Bechdel test to compile the hard numbers on who gets what kind of work in movies and television, and how much they get paid for it. I took it to the bath, to bed and had finished it within 24 hours. I needed escapism – don’t we all need escapism right now – and it gave me Rome, Cornwall and a family who immediately felt like old friends. Romantic, emotional and page-turning, Helen McGinn’s debut novel can’t fail to cheer you up!‘ Zoe Folbigg An uplifting, forget-about-everything-else read that I couldn’t put down. ‘ This Changes Everything is the perfect tonic. A hugely enjoyable family tale, it was exactly what I wanted to read at this time.’ Louise Douglas ![]() It’s a moving and emotional story of families in all their messy wonderfulness, of people losing one another, and then coming together again – sometimes in unexpected ways. ‘This is a lovely, uplifting book that transported me away, firstly to the beautiful city of Rome and then to gorgeous Cornwall. A novel to hold to your heart and treasure, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Noble, Cathy Kelly and JoJo Moyes. Join Helen McGinn for a timeless, joyous, unforgettable journey through love, family, and long-forgotten dreams. And when the four travellers return home, nothing will ever be the same again. First love is hard to forget, but sometimes, just sometimes, life delivers a chance to rewrite your story.Īs the eternal city of Rome works its magic, old secrets, old friends and old loves become new possibilities and new dreams. Julia and Patrick’s love story was everything – epic, once-in-a-lifetime, with a tragic ending and life-long consequences. So, her daughters decide the only way to keep Julia safe, is to go too – without actually telling their mother she has chaperones! But when Julia announces she’s flying off to Rome to meet her first love Patrick, whom she hasn’t seen for fifty years, it’s an adventure too far. Sisters Annie and Jess are used to their mother Julia being spontaneous. ‘Escapist, warm, witty and wise’ Daily Mail Should first love be left in the past, or is first love, forever love… ![]()
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