The Cannes Film Festival started on Tuesday May 14 with the traditional climb of the steps. The opening ceremony was attended by the president of the jury Greta Gerwig, Meryl Streep, Sigourney Weaver, Omar Sy, Vincent Lindon and Juliette Binoche. It is the film “The Second Act” by Quentin Dupieux which launches the 77th edition.
Greta Gerwig, who became the first woman to direct a film that grossed more than $1 billion at the box office with “Barbie,” said she was optimistic about the changing situation of women in cinema: “There is At fifteen years old, I could not have imagined that there would be so many women represented in the world of cinema,” she said on Tuesday during the jury’s press conference.
“It’s constantly evolving,” added the woman who, with her eight jurors, will award the Palme d’Or to one of the 22 films in competition. Things have not stopped, we will continue to discuss and seek how we want our industry and cinema to be.
She pointed out that “very concrete changes” have taken place in American cinema in recent years, particularly with the use of intimacy coordinators on sets to help manage sex scenes between actors.
“I see this in exactly the same way as stunt or fight coordinators,” she added, saying it’s “part of building a safe environment like in a fight with sabers — we wouldn’t say to ourselves that we’re going to see how it goes, that would be terrifying!”
Actor Omar Sy, member of the jury, also welcomed the presence of “more and more women who have the courage to say things”. “A few years ago, the floor was opened and since then it has continued so it is a good sign, the conversation continues,” he said.
“It’s happening and it’s visibly happening more and more,” he said, saying that it didn’t just concern cinema but that it was “well distributed across all layers of society.” Company”.
“It’s a good thing so we must continue to follow this progress,” he called for, rejecting any idea of delay in France on these questions.
Also on the jury are actresses Eva Green and Lily Gladstone, actor PierFrancesco Favino, directors Hirokazu Kore-Eda, Juan Antonio Bayona, Nadine Labaki and screenwriter Ebru Ceylan.
