In comparison to other women in the world, perhaps I'm seen as smaller. But I've never had a problem thinking of myself as a large woman.
Frances McdormandRead
It's kind of a subversive act to tell a story of a woman past a certain age, to develop a four-hour movie based on a marriage and a story of two people past middle age.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights the importance of telling stories about women and relationships later in life, challenging societal norms.
Frances McDormand emphasizes the significance of representing women and narratives that explore marriage and relationships beyond middle age, which often go overlooked in mainstream media. By creating a lengthy film focused on these subjects, she underscores the necessity of acknowledging diverse experiences, thus encouraging broader conversations about age, gender, and storytelling in the film industry.
Themes
StorytellingWomenRelationshipsAgeFilm
In practice
Example use cases
In a panel discussion about female representation in cinema, this quote can highlight the need for diverse narratives.
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That's another great thing about getting older. Your life is written on your face.
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There's only two givens with choosing acting as a profession: one is you will always be unemployed, always, and it doesn't matter how much money you make, you're still always going to be unemployed; and that you have no power.
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Female characters in literature are full. They're messy: they've got runny noses and burp and belch. Unfortunately, in film, female characters don't often have that kind of richness.
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My feminist training was that this was your goal, to be a self-sufficient woman, but that is a miscalculation. It's just not the way we work. We work in dialogue with the community.
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