Annette Bening stars in 20th Century Women as the single mother of a teen. Writer and director Mike Mills, who based the film on his own experiences growing up in California in the 1970s, was nominated this year for a Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for the film. By Featureflash Photo Agency

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In 1979, Annette Bening was 21 years old. A year earlier, she had moved from San Diego to San Francisco to study classical drama. 

“I love going to the movies, to plays, to concerts. And when I go to those things, I want to be changed, I want to be moved,” Bening said. “That idea that we can move people? That’s the whole reason we do it.”

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