Evergreen Jane Fonda put Hollywood stars half her age in the shade at the Cannes Film Festival today. The 74-year-old looked decades younger in an Atelier Versace bronze gown that showed off
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decolletage and her slim frame. She sashayed down the rest carpet with plenty of grace and stopped to exchange air kisses with fellow stars, including Alec Baldwin. Eva Longoria and Freda Pinto also attended the the premiere of Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom, which stars Bill Murray, Tilda
Swinton, Bruce Willis, and Ed Norton. She looked stunning in a grey backless Marchesa gown with a one-metre train that fanned out behind her as she walked.
She tweeted fans to ask what they thought of her outfit and if the train was too long. Miss Pinto, 27, looked like something from a French patisserie in her baby pink Michael Angel gown. She looked stunning in a grey backless Marchesa gown with a one-metre train that fanned out behind her as she walked.
She tweeted fans to ask what they thought of her outfit and if the train was too long. Miss Pinto, 27, looked like something from a French patisserie in her baby pink Michael Angel The trio are all at Cannes because the model for one of the sponsor’s - L’Oreal - rather than because they are starring in films.
Their red carpet glamour served to highlight the the ongoing sexism row about the role of women at the Film Festival. All 22 films competing for the prestigious Palme d’Or have a male director. That’s a great pity and a great disappointment because women obviously make up half of the population; they have voices and things to say about life and the world that it would be good for us all to hear.’ But she insisted she did not want positive discrimination and did not believe that would help the issue or the industry.She explained: ‘I would absolutely hate it if my films got
Andrea Arnold dismisses Palme d'Or sexism furore
British juror responds to complaints about all-male nominee list by saying gender shouldn't be an issue British director and Cannes jury member Andrea Arnold has dismissed the sexism row surrounding the festival after a group of French feminists and film-makers wrote to organisers complaining that all 22 films in competition for this year's Palme d'Or were made by men.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday ahead of the screening for the event's opening film, Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingsom, Arnold said gender ought not to be an issue when deciding which projects should make the cut for the prestigious competition.
"I would absolutely hate it if my film was selected because I was a woman," said the Kent-born director, a Cannes favourite best known for her films Fish Tank and Wuthering Heights. "I would only want my film to be selected for the right reasons and not out of charity because I'm female.
"I would say it's true the world over in the world of film. There's just not that many film directors. I guess Cannes is a small pocket that represents how it is out in the world."
