“Learning to Drive” is a women’s movie in the truest sense of the phrase. Yes, the story of a middle-age divorcee’s unlikely bond with her driving instructor is firmly pitched at women of a certain age, but the term applies to more than its target audience. Both in front of and behind the camera, it is a picture made for women, by women and about women. In an industry that is still woefully behind the times when it comes to gender diversity, it’s a welcome corrective, but the decade-plus battle to make “Learning to Drive” also reveals the obstacles female filmmakers face. Read More…
‘Learning to Drive’ Offers Meaty Roles for Women In Front of and Behind the Camera
August 24, 2015