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Greta Gerwig’s Cannes Jury Faces Tense Questions on Opening Day
About France’s fledgling Me Too movement, a seasonal-workers’ strike, and the horrific conditions in Gaza.
At the opening press conference, many of the questions directed at jury president Greta Gerwig focused on France’s fledgling Me Too movement, which has long trailed behind Hollywood’s — just last week, legislators opened a government inquiry into sexual and gender-based violence across the country’s performing arts and fashion industries, years after actors like Adèle Haenel and Godrèche accused French directors of assault. Asked about the “stormy” moment the country is having with regard to Me Too, and whether it might affect the festival, Gerwig replied, “I think people in the community of movies telling their stories and trying to change things for the better is only good. Another journalist asked about whether Gerwig and French actor/producer Omar Sy were “surprised” that France’s Me Too movement was taking so long and meeting “more resistance” than Hollywood’s.
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