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Standing outside Jackson, Villegas said he longed for the return of little, everyday moments — like using a leaf blower, and then turning it off so that a parent or student could pass.

For years, Bridget longed for love to make her life perfect, playing the part of the girlfriend, the mistress and the wanton sex goddess.

“Lion’s” rakish narcissist Dad is based on Walger’s father, who divorced her mother when Walger was young and thereafter kept his life at arm’s length even as his daughter longed to bridge the gap.

The father and son longed to return ever since.

But wary of being pigeonholed, she longed for an opportunity to transform and explore the complex inner lives of everyday women, as she did in “Dolores Claiborne.”