“It is in Rousseau's writing above all that history begins to turn from upper-class honour to middle-class humanitarianism. Pity, sympathy and compassion lie at the centre of his moral vision. Values associated with the feminine begin to infiltrate social existence as a whole, rather than being confi”

“Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time.”