They said about the film industry that it does not give good roles to any women. over 40 years old. But times are changing, and in the 81st edition of the Venice International Film Festival The protagonists are the actresses who take this step.
Sigourney Weaver (74 years old) raised the Honorary Golden Lion for a career which, according to the jury, has contributed to forging “the image of a “unprecedented heroine”. Although the precedents for the interpreter are clear, they are: “They decided at some point that older women could interpret interesting characters. We stop being a joke, of embodying the mother-in-law and we become real people. Because those who saw us were too.”
For his part, Angelina Jolie (49) received an eight-minute standing ovation for her performance as Maria Callas, a role she is taking on at the same age as the soprano began to lose her voice and face ostracism from the industry.
Also, Wynona Ryder (52 years old) and Monica Belucci (59 years old) They stole the show from “Beetlejuice.” A variation of the original film with two additional generations of actresses.
Likewise, they have monopolized all the spotlights Nicole Kidman (57 years old), who presents his ‘Babygirl’ in Venice. EITHER Cate Blanchett (55 years old), to give a preview of what Alfonso Cuaron’s new series, ‘Observada’, will be like.
An edition that clearly shows that talent has no age and that all ages have their place on the big screen.
