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Greta Gerwig: ‘The number of female directors has gotten better. We’re not done yet’
While this year’s Cannes film festival jury president declared her role ‘a dream come true’, storms over sexual abuse and workers’ rights are expected
The fanfare was such that it almost drowned out the discord as the world’s premier movie showcase opened against a backdrop of threatened labour disputes and a rumoured report of alleged sexual abuse within the industry. Judged by the titles in the main competition, this promises to be a healthy edition of the Cannes film festival, showcasing fresh work from the likes of Francis Ford Coppola, David Cronenberg, Yorgos Lanthimos and Andrea Arnold. The schedule may yet be disrupted by a strike by festival workers protesting against proposed changes to French labour laws, while insiders are braced for the rumoured release of a #MeToo report that will charge several prominent actors and directors with instances of historical sexual abuse.
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