With her co-director Mathieu Busson, she spoke with young people from Sétois after the screening of her TV film “Olympe, une femme dans la Révolution”, as part of the CreaTVty festival.
“It was fantastic, eye-opening and also informative.” There is no shortage of qualifiers for Emma and Lana, students in fashion and clothing professions at Charles-de-Gaulle high school, to qualify the TV film Olympe, A woman in the Revolution. Yesterday, Wednesday October 9, as part of the CreaTVty festival, this France 2 production was broadcast at the auditorium of the Manitas de Plata conservatory in front of some 380 young Sétois. A screening followed by a meeting with the two directors, Mathieu Busson and Julie Gayet, who also plays the revolutionary heroine.
“We are here for all your questions”they said as they went onto the stage of the auditorium, after a round of applause. And to add: “It would be nice to have a girl and a boy”. A parity which was also discussed during this exchange with the audience. Of the 450 people who worked on the film, 280 of them were women. “We really wanted to find the values of Olympe in the way of making the film”assured Julie Gayet.
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A figure “erased for centuries”
Olympe de Gouges was of course discussed when a student asked why the choice fell on this figure of the French Revolution. “She was a humanist, for the vote for women, against slavery. We are in an era where we talk about sorority and we must not forget these groups of women who were stakeholders in the French Revolution”replied Julie Gayet. And to add: “It was erased for centuries, it is finally studied in the French baccalaureate. There is something strong in our story to tell and which can be used for young people. It still speaks to them today.”
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The actress, known for her feminist commitments, did not hesitate to raise public awareness by discussing salary inequalities – “Girls, when someone asks you a price, don’t hesitate to ask three times more than you think” – or even by evoking Agnès Varda with whom she filmed. “She’s my cinema mom, the one who opened the way for us. She tried to create equal teams. She’s a model of freedom for me”assured Julie Gayet, who, at the end of the exchange, did not hesitate to discuss at length with delighted young people. Last night, a screening of the TV film was offered to the general public, opening the CreaTVty festival which continues until Saturday.
