Model Eva Herzigova at the premiere The unknown girl, during the 69th Cannes Film Festival. (Cannes, May 18, 2016) Dominique Charriau/Getty Images
CERTIFICATES – Less sexism, new forms of solidarity, more respectful working relationships… The acting profession has evolved. But is that enough?
In 1976, Delphine Seyrig collected the words of her colleagues in her documentary Be nice and stop talking. Shirley MacLaine, Jane Fonda or even Maria Schneider tell him about the situation of women in the film industry; sexism, accessory roles, physical barriers, humiliation… Fifty years later, how far has it come? Has #MeToo changed the game for actresses? Did the revolution really happen behind the scenes like on the screens?
In the video, 19 directors confide about sexism in cinema Madame Figaro and Kering
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In terms of history, progress is real. once female figures, often confined to the muse or studio stage, today are less objects than subjects, more representative of our reality. “In the last ten years, actresses have expressed their displeasure with the roles they’ve been offered,” says Elizabeth Tanner, agent for Cécile de France, Marine Wacht or Nathalie Bayeux. “At the same time, female directors emerged, writing more…
Source: Le Figaro
