Throughout her 85 years she has been “the daughter of…& rdquor; -the great Henry Fonda-, sexual icon, winner of two Oscars for ‘Klute’ (1971) and ‘The Return’ (1978), ‘fitness’ icon, Hollywood royalty and, for decades, an inveterate activist. And of (almost) all these facets she has spoken this Friday during the act of homage that the Cannes Film Festival He has dedicated it in honor of his six decades of career, and during which he has lavished humor and scenic mastery despite the fact that he was missing his hearing aid. “I have forgotten, so speak up & rdquor ;, he has requested her. Subsequently She has confessed to regretting the surgery that was done In the past, she has revealed the secret to her good shape: “Sleep a lot, walk, eat well and always stay curious about everything.”
During the act, the actress recalled the four films she starred in with Robert Redford – & rdquor; he did not like to kiss and was always in a bad mood; he is a good person but he has a problem with women & rdquor; -, she has confessed that shot the famous nude scene in ‘Barbarella’ (1968) after consuming large amounts of vodka -”actually it is a long shot of an actress who suffers a huge hangover”- and commented on Jean Luc Godardfor whom he filmed ‘Todo va bien’ (1972): “He was a great director and a lousy person& rdquor ;.
“For men, friendship is competition; women look into each other’s eyes and are not afraid to ask for help”
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‘Klute’, she confesses, changed her forever, but not because of the Oscar. Directed by Alan J. Pakula, the film made him embrace social commitment. “To prepare for the role, I spent a week living with prostitutes, and I understood that all of them had suffered child abuse. At that moment I became an activist and a feminist, and that gave me life. And, at 34 years old, I felt that I was beginning to be a person”. She maintains that women tend to live five years longer than men because they understand friendship differently. “For men, friendship is competition; women look into each other’s eyes and are not afraid to ask each other for help.”
The great cause for which he is currently fightingassures, is climate change. “We have reasons for hope but it is a very serious matter,” he says. “We have about six years left to drastically reduce the consumption of fossil fuels. There would be no climate change if there were no racism or patriarchy because everything responds to the same hierarchical way of thinking. Everything is connected”. And he plans to put his race on hiatus to focus on advancing the Democratic cause during the upcoming US election campaign.. “It is difficult for the left to have good leaders, and without them you cannot come to power& rdquor;, he stated this Friday. “You have to go out, knock on doors and explain to people that public health and education benefit us all. The real change that must be made from activism is learning to dialogue with those who think differently & rdquor ;.