Sois belle et tais-toi
Let's make no mistake about the title: Delphine Seyrig's film is an invitation to talk, to finally say something. A mosaic of women that we are used to seeing in costumes, on big screens, is here given to us to listen to. In a cinema where "male gaze" seems to be a screenwriting prism, made by a predominantly male industry, they testify. Without artifice, in a poor economy (which surely can't do otherwise and which reminds us of the use of video in militant circles). The purpose is simple: to detect and break down clichés in an attempt to reduce this domination. Wouldn't it be the premises of Bechdel test?
Line Peyron
Producer
Let's make no mistake about the title: Delphine Seyrig's film is an invitation to talk, to finally say something. A mosaic of women that we are used to seeing in costumes, on big screens, is here given to us to listen to. In a cinema where "male gaze" seems to be a screenwriting prism, made by a predominantly male industry, they testify. Without artifice, in a poor economy (which surely can't do otherwise and which reminds us of the use of video in militant circles). The purpose is simple: to detect and break down clichés in an attempt to reduce this domination. Wouldn't it be the premises of Bechdel test?
Line Peyron
Producer
