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Venice Jury President Maggie Gyllenhaal Says Films Are 'Fundamentally, Unavoidably Political' and Questions Lack of Female Directors in Competition: 'There's a Systemic Problem'
It didn't take long for politics to take the spotlight at this year's Venice Film Festival jury press conference. Amid the wars raging in Gaza and Ukraine, as well as the unrest in the United States, jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal was asked whether cinema should be political. "OK," Gyllenhaal said with a laugh. "M...
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Venice Jury President Maggie Gyllenhaal Says Films Are 'Fundamentally, Unavoidably Political' and Questions Lack of Female Directors in Competition: 'There's a Systemic Problem'
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Original source: Variety