But Gena plays women the way women see themselves, slouching towards Bethlehem with schemes and dreams, ducking somebody’s fist, copping with an assortment of “others”—usually men and children—whose proprietary interest is frequently disguised as good intentions. Always multidimensional and complex.…
If she were part of a circus family, one might say she was meant to be the high-wire artist who for years had vertigo—until, suddenly, one day she found she could fly. Though she is Big John’s daughter, Anjelica Huston…
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