Alice Wu on 'Frances Ha' & 'Broadcast News'

When Alice Wu directs a film, she really means it. Both SAVING FACE (criterion.com/films/32820-saving-face?srsltid=…) and THE HALF OF IT, (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Half_of_It) released decades apart, made a big splash on the independent cinema scene. Now SAVING FACE has been added to the Criterion Collection. Alice tells Jordan about creating a patchwork of identity across various movie characters -- specifically the romantic searcher Frances from FRANCES HA and the too-smart-for-her-own-good Jane from BROADCAST NEWS.
Then, Jordan has one quick thing about the legacy of Robert Redford.

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