One of the things we learn in movies directed by men is what the 'fantasy woman' is. What … - Jane Campion

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I miss hanging out with my friends, getting in a little trouble. I have to be so guarded now.

Jane Campion

One of the things we learn in movies directed by men is what the 'fantasy woman' is. What we learn in movies directed by women is what real women are about. I don't think that men see things wrong and women right, just that we do see things differently.

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