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Top Feminist Moments at Cannes Film Festival
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3/25/2025
At the world's most prestigious film festival, stars like Julia Roberts, Cate Blanchett, and Emily Blunt are taking a stand for women's rights. Here are 10 feminist moments at Festival de Cannes.
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I did have a casting director tell me that early on that, yeah,
00:03
I have to make the men want to f**k you and the women want to be you.
00:06
Ugh.
00:07
That's disgusting.
00:08
I know!
00:25
In America, with the laws changing around abortion,
00:29
it's really terrifying.
00:31
And so just trying to raise awareness in America
00:36
around candidates for people to, you know,
00:40
vote for and getting out and voting and how important that is.
00:43
And because, yeah, the rapid pace that, you know,
00:47
the abortion clinics are closing across America is terrifying.
00:51
So women's rights are very important to me.
00:59
In America, with the laws changing around abortion,
01:02
it's really terrifying.
01:04
And so just trying to raise awareness in America
01:07
around candidates for people to, you know,
01:10
vote for and getting out and voting and how important that is.
01:30
Shining like a diamond.
01:32
Shining bright like a diamond.
01:43
You'll be mine.
01:45
You'll be mine.
01:53
For us, it's important to bring the message
01:57
that we developed in this book
01:59
to a place that is highly symbolic
02:02
in terms of cinematography,
02:04
in terms of identity and French culture,
02:06
and also in terms of access to foreign media.
02:12
We're not all the same.
02:13
We don't all have the same profile.
02:14
But we speak in one voice
02:16
to show that there is also solidarity among actresses,
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to show that we are also part of movements
02:23
that we saw emerge this year
02:25
of liberation of women's voice.
02:54
Everyone should wear flats, to be honest.
02:57
They're the best attire.
02:58
I don't think we shouldn't wear high heels.
03:00
Anyway, that's very disappointing, obviously.
03:03
It's very disappointing.
03:04
You kind of think that there's these new waves of equality
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and, you know, waves of people realising
03:12
that women are just as kind of fascinating
03:14
and interesting to watch and bankable.
03:18
We expect our governments to make sure
03:20
that the laws of equal pay for equal work are upheld.
03:37
As women, we all face our own unique challenges,
03:41
but we stand together on these steps today
03:44
but we stand together on these steps today
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as a symbol of our determination
03:50
and our commitment to progress.
04:03
In the same period,
04:05
1,688 male directors have climbed these very same stairs.
04:13
In the 71 years of this world-renowned festival,
04:17
there have been only 12 female heads of Asturias.
04:21
I wanted to oppose the woman who is highlighted by cinema,
04:40
revealed, to the one who is kept in the shadows,
04:45
to the one who is bullied, to the one who is violent,
04:48
to the one who is sold.
04:50
That's what I wanted to choose as my main axis.
05:07
It's quite unusual to reward an actress' family,
05:10
as is the case here.
05:11
I think they all deserve it, absolutely.
05:14
At the moment, I don't feel like their director,
05:17
but like a mother to each of them.
05:19
I don't think this has ever happened to us,
05:22
the Spanish actresses, before the festival.
05:24
It's so beautiful to be able to share this prize
05:27
with people who matter,
05:28
rather than having it just for themselves.
05:47
They represent half the population,
05:51
and gave birth to the whole world.
05:54
It's quite harsh when you first experience
05:57
the world of filmmaking,
05:59
and you have to develop a kind of tough skin.
06:09
Time and time again, we don't get our share of representation.
06:14
Excuse me, gentlemen,
06:15
but the guys do seem to eat all the cake.
06:21
It's not that I resent the male filmmakers,
06:24
I love all of them,
06:26
but there is something that women are thinking and doing
06:30
that we don't get to know enough about.
06:34
It's always a surprise for the world
06:36
when a woman filmmaker does come out,
06:38
and you get a more feminine vision.
06:46
It's a step forward,
06:49
and it's a strong sign
06:53
that hopefully will inspire women
06:58
who maybe didn't dare to imagine
07:02
that it's possible to tell stories,
07:06
it's possible to make films,
07:08
it's possible to make movies.
07:10
Imagine that it's possible to tell stories,
07:14
it's possible to be a director,
07:16
it's possible to be a woman in this industry
07:19
and have the possibility to tell something.
07:25
It's very inspiring,
07:28
and all the women who direct movies,
07:34
they inspire other women to do the same thing.
08:04
It's a symbol of what the Festival has been for 72 years.
08:18
Agnès, who started so young,
08:20
who has always been committed,
08:22
who has covered all genres of cinema.
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