How do you solve a problem like the Cannes Film Festival? It’s a bastion of culture, the highpoint of glamour, the apex of celebrity celebrations — yet it just doesn’t seem to like women very much.
Over the weekend, Natalie Portman, there to launch her brand new film, May December, co-starring with Julianne Moore, skewered the vibe: “The different ways we as women are expected to behave at this festival, compared to men: how we’re supposed to look, how we’re supposed to carry ourselves,” she said. “The expectations are different. It affects how you behave, whether you are buying into or rejecting it. You’re defined by the social structures upon you all the time.”
