'Most of the women I’m around, we’re in the big squeeze, young kids, aging parents,' says Amy Poehler, 47, who’s just directed her first film, 'Wine Country'
Directing her first film at 47, for Netflix, the producer talks about the power of middle-aged women in an industry geared to youthIn mid-career, Amy Poehler has just directed her first film, “Wine Country,” a comedy about six middle-aged women who take a trip to Napa to celebrate a 50th birthday. The story was inspired by birthday trips she has taken with friends. “It’s not like we got chased by a bear or picked up by a drug lord,” Ms. Poehler says.
The women who play her friends in “Wine Country” are all alumnae of “Saturday Night Live”: Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer and writers Paula Pell...
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