Richard Curtis Reflects on Regrets and Feminist Awakening in Film Career
Scarlett Curtis, the feminist daughter of filmmaker Richard Curtis, criticized her great-great grandfather Sigmund Freud as "sexist and horrible" and called out her father for making size jokes in his films during a literary festival interview. Curtis admitted that his daughter made him realize the insensitivity of his jokes and expressed regret for his past work. Scarlett, a feminist writer and activist, has curated a bestselling book and made her TV writing debut this year. She has been vocal about issues of representation and diversity in the film industry.