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Female Filmmakers in Focus: Marielle Heller on "Nightbitch" | Interviews | Roger Ebert

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A stay-at-home mother's frustration and isolation lead her to disassociate and transform into a dog in Marielle Heller's darkly comic adaptation of the novel 'Nightbitch'.
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  • Director Marielle Heller reveals that while the script was a joy to write, she found that men often reacted to the material with fear, seeing it as a
  • , while women saw it as a hilarious comedy.
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Marielle Heller, Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Phoebe Gloeckner, Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Tom Hanks, Jorma Taccone, Brandon Trost, Searchlight Pictures, Alameda Children's Musical Theater, UCLA, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Magic Theatre, American Conservatory Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Netflix, Nightbitch, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, The Queen's Gambit, Women Who Run with the Wolves
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