Top Feminist Moments at Cannes Film Festival

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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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00:00I did have a casting director tell me that early on that, yeah,

00:03I have to make the men want to f**k you and the women want to be you.

00:06Ugh.

00:07That's disgusting.

00:08I know!

00:25In America, with the laws changing around abortion,

00:29it's really terrifying.

00:31And so just trying to raise awareness in America

00:36around candidates for people to, you know,

00:40vote for and getting out and voting and how important that is.

00:43And because, yeah, the rapid pace that, you know,

00:47the abortion clinics are closing across America is terrifying.

00:51So women's rights are very important to me.

00:59In America, with the laws changing around abortion,

01:02it's really terrifying.

01:04And so just trying to raise awareness in America

01:07around candidates for people to, you know,

01:10vote for and getting out and voting and how important that is.

01:30Shining like a diamond.

01:32Shining bright like a diamond.

01:43You'll be mine.

01:45You'll be mine.

01:53For us, it's important to bring the message

01:57that we developed in this book

01:59to a place that is highly symbolic

02:02in terms of cinematography,

02:04in terms of identity and French culture,

02:06and also in terms of access to foreign media.

02:12We're not all the same.

02:13We don't all have the same profile.

02:14But we speak in one voice

02:16to show that there is also solidarity among actresses,

02:20to show that we are also part of movements

02:23that we saw emerge this year

02:25of liberation of women's voice.

02:54Everyone should wear flats, to be honest.

02:57They're the best attire.

02:58I don't think we shouldn't wear high heels.

03:00Anyway, that's very disappointing, obviously.

03:03It's very disappointing.

03:04You kind of think that there's these new waves of equality

03:09and, you know, waves of people realising

03:12that women are just as kind of fascinating

03:14and interesting to watch and bankable.

03:18We expect our governments to make sure

03:20that the laws of equal pay for equal work are upheld.

03:37As women, we all face our own unique challenges,

03:41but we stand together on these steps today

03:44but we stand together on these steps today

03:47as a symbol of our determination

03:50and our commitment to progress.

04:03In the same period,

04:051,688 male directors have climbed these very same stairs.

04:13In the 71 years of this world-renowned festival,

04:17there have been only 12 female heads of Asturias.

04:21I wanted to oppose the woman who is highlighted by cinema,

04:40revealed, to the one who is kept in the shadows,

04:45to the one who is bullied, to the one who is violent,

04:48to the one who is sold.

04:50That's what I wanted to choose as my main axis.

05:07It's quite unusual to reward an actress' family,

05:10as is the case here.

05:11I think they all deserve it, absolutely.

05:14At the moment, I don't feel like their director,

05:17but like a mother to each of them.

05:19I don't think this has ever happened to us,

05:22the Spanish actresses, before the festival.

05:24It's so beautiful to be able to share this prize

05:27with people who matter,

05:28rather than having it just for themselves.

05:47They represent half the population,

05:51and gave birth to the whole world.

05:54It's quite harsh when you first experience

05:57the world of filmmaking,

05:59and you have to develop a kind of tough skin.

06:09Time and time again, we don't get our share of representation.

06:14Excuse me, gentlemen,

06:15but the guys do seem to eat all the cake.

06:21It's not that I resent the male filmmakers,

06:24I love all of them,

06:26but there is something that women are thinking and doing

06:30that we don't get to know enough about.

06:34It's always a surprise for the world

06:36when a woman filmmaker does come out,

06:38and you get a more feminine vision.

06:46It's a step forward,

06:49and it's a strong sign

06:53that hopefully will inspire women

06:58who maybe didn't dare to imagine

07:02that it's possible to tell stories,

07:06it's possible to make films,

07:08it's possible to make movies.

07:10Imagine that it's possible to tell stories,

07:14it's possible to be a director,

07:16it's possible to be a woman in this industry

07:19and have the possibility to tell something.

07:25It's very inspiring,

07:28and all the women who direct movies,

07:34they inspire other women to do the same thing.

08:04It's a symbol of what the Festival has been for 72 years.

08:18Agnès, who started so young,

08:20who has always been committed,

08:22who has covered all genres of cinema.

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