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.