It was no mean feat for Rosanna Arquette to gain access to all these beautiful, older actresses and interview them on their careers and prospects. I don't take umbrage that these are all wealthy, talented and beautiful women and should have nothing to complain about. Equating individual wealth and fulfilling one's passion are two completely different issues. These women are not offered any more meaty roles due to their age and age-ism is alive and well in the media. I am particularly reminded of it when watching news anywhere in the world. The silver-haired, serious fifty plus or sixty plus male anchor and his perky twenty something blonde co-anchor. I can't ever recall seeing a middle-aged female anchor, anywhere. There were a few women omitted from these series of interviews whom I felt would have a lot to offer. One was Helen Mirren who has steamed into her sixties taking terrific roles, another is Anjelica Huston, yet another is Kathy Bates who is now directing. If there were a fault in this it would be finding an upside, it all weighed in a little too much on the negative side. Jane Fonda was terrific in describing her moments that worked (only about 20% of the time) in crucial scenes. So was Vanessa Redgrave speaking of child-raising. Some of the women had pretty obvious cosmetic surgery done,buying into the myth and at the same time being critical of it. Others, however, are proudly who they are and stand defiant, wearing the faces they have earned and lived in. 7 out of 10. the sound track is delicious and there are many heart-warming moments. It would have been a 9 if there were more balance on the positive side. Debra Winger is riveting in her comments.
Review of Searching for Debra Winger
