With just four women among the directors behind the 24 films in competition for the Palme d’Or, a familiar script is playing out at Cannes.
Only one woman has ever won the film industry’s most prestigious prize: Jane Campion for “The Piano” in 1993.
Debates over whether to blame the festival’s selection committee, or the wider film industry, have become as routine as sunshine and champagne on the Croisette.
The debate reached new heights in 2018. With the #MeToo movement in full swing, 82 women held a protest on the steps of the Palais in Cannes, including Jane Fonda, Marion Cotillard and “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins.
This year’s edition can at least boast a more…
Keep on reading: A familiar question at Cannes: Where are the women?