Mother Inspired David O Russell To Make Women Centric Films Like Joy
David O Russell said that he has been highly inspired by his mother to make films portraying women in the lead and also as a powerful force.
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Celebrated
American
screenwriter,
producer
and
director
David
O
Russell,
states
that
he
has
got
all
inspiration
from
his
mother
to
make
films
like
Joy,
where
he
deliberately
portrayed
women
as
a
powerful
and
strong
force.
"My
inspirations
for
the
film
were
the
actual
daring
women
I've
known
in
my
life.
My
mother
was
a
very
daring
woman.
All
of
her
friends
were
--
they
were
always
at
the
kitchen
table
trying
to
get
involved
in
the
Board
of
Education." Said
David
O
Russell
in
a
statement.
"They
were
also
trying
to
create
things
'cause
it
was
very
hard
for
some
of
them
to
get
jobs
in
the
1980s
and
the
1970s."
the
director
said
further.
Talking
about
the
film
Joy,
the
director
said,
"You
see
Joy
take
care
of
her
whole
family
as
the
quiet
person
from
the
first
part
of
the
movie
in
a
salt
of
the
earth
world,
metal
garage,
soap
operas
of
her
mother's
at
home,
and
become
a
force.
"That's
what
makes
me
want
to
see
a
movie,
is
when
a
woman
becomes
fierce
and
has
power
but
not
in
a
glamorous
way,
in
a
way
that
she
ends
up
being
very
forgiving
and
benevolent
but
you
can
see
that
she's
a
very,
very
intense,
fierce
person
inside
there."
Added
David
O
Russell