Carey Mulligan is excited about the future. At a Thursday afternoon conversation at the Cannes Film Festival, part of Kering’s always-stellar Women in Motion series, the “Wildlife” actress opened up about how recent changes in Hollywood have begun to erode some of the imbalances she’s long seen in the industry, especially when it comes to female directors and the opportunities afforded to them.
“Now, we’re starting to address the balance,” she said. “But there are people who’ve made great films who haven’t had the opportunities that a male director would have had. Dee Rees, for example… She should direct everything, I think she’s a genius. And I think if she was a man, probably those opportunities would have come quicker. I’m sure they are all coming, but I think that’s largely to do with what’s happened in the last year.”
Mulligan,...
“Now, we’re starting to address the balance,” she said. “But there are people who’ve made great films who haven’t had the opportunities that a male director would have had. Dee Rees, for example… She should direct everything, I think she’s a genius. And I think if she was a man, probably those opportunities would have come quicker. I’m sure they are all coming, but I think that’s largely to do with what’s happened in the last year.”
Mulligan,...
- 5/10/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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