Taymor describes it as a road picture about “an incredible life”, rather than a feminist film: “If you use that word [feminist], it’s broccoli.
“It’s about women in skimpy clothes, but being able to fight, to do karate, use weapons, to be a superhero.
Her latest film, The Glorias, is a “non-traditional biopic” of Gloria Steinem, the pioneering American feminist and political activist, a key champion of the women’s liberation movement who spoke out on everything from civil rights to violence against women.
Taymor, who co-wrote The Glorias with Sarah Ruhl, sought Steinem’s approval and was relieved that she loved it.