Amy Adams and Natalie Portman are very clear about sexism in Hollywood
More and more actresses have publicly expressed their outrage at the existing gender inequalities in the film industry. The latest stars to join the fight have been Natalie Portman and Amy Adams, who have participated in a round table for The Hollywood Reporter in which uncomfortable topics such as their hidden fears or the existing salary inequalities between the actors and actresses of the seventh Art.
Portman, who we will soon be able to see in the role of President Kennedy's wife in 'Jackie', has been critical of the presence of female characters in modern cinema and assures that more appeared in films from the 1950s and 1960s. women on the big screen. "Even though they included the usual sexist comments, they still had a central female character with personality," Portman explains. "Now I feel like all the movies are about white men and only some are about women," laments the Oscar-winning actress.
Other actresses such as Emma Stone, Annette Bening, Naomie Harris, Isabelle Huppert and Taraji P. Henson also participated in the interview. The latter, known for her role in 'Empire', admitted the insufficient appearance of black actors on the big screen. "You should ask the producers: 'Do you think minorities are not well represented? Do you think women are not well paid? "" Amy Adams added about it.
Tired of the situation
"They always ask us for our opinion on this, but the question is never answered," says Adams. "Why don't you ask them so that their statements become headlines? I don't want to star in a headline on equal pay again," said Amy Adams, who stars in 'Nocturnal Animals', a thriller that hits Spanish cinemas next year December 2nd.
