Brilliant and funny, Jane Fonda talks about her experiences with Robert Redford, Michael Douglas and other setmates at Cannes

By Daniela Creamer, from Cannes

Winner of two awards Oscarthe acclaimed American actress Jane Fonda held a magisterial lecture with the public yesterday at the Bunuel room in Cannes in which he talked about his different social and feminist activismare several marriages (three) and some exposed details about big stars.

They were his co-stars in several movies, such as Robert Redfordwhose She said she was in love, “but who didn’t love kisses and I never told him about it because he was always in a bad mood and I always thought it was my fault,” he admitted. And he continued: “The last time we worked together was six years ago. I was about 80 or something, so I finally knew I was an adult. When he arrived on set three hours late and in a bad mood, I understood that nothing was my fault. But we always have a good time‘.

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She also remembered, very glamorous, elegant and haughty, brilliant and fun, her work with Jean Luc Godardthe French filmmaker who directed the film everything runs smoothly from 1972: “He was a great director, a great filmmaker. I take my hat off to him. But, like a man? I do not regret it. No no”. He continued with his uncensored comments and observations. In reference to another of his formulaic companions on the scene, he spoke of the French actor Alan Delonof whom he stated:He liked to kiss, how beautiful he was then, though not so much now. He’s had a tough life. But at that time he was the most beautiful person”.

He also praised it LeMarvin. “I loved working with him. It was fantastic and a lot of fun, though, I was always drunk. We stayed in the same hotel and they had to carry him up the stairs to his room every night,” he admitted. The actor, who was her co-star in the sitcom the ingenious explosive, in 1965 and, with whom he said he recorded up to 14 hours a day, said in the middle of an intermission: “’Fonda, here we are the stars of this film. If we allow ourselves to be exploited for so many hours, we are not the losers. It’s the team. We must defend the workers, the team and we must refuse to work so many hours in a row.” That had never occurred to me, so that was a great lesson from him.”

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In the movie On Golden Pondgot the chance to work with his father, Henry Fonda and the actress Catherine Hepburn: “It was one of the most glorious experiences of my life. Absolutely amazing. I made the movie for my father. But the one I really learned from was Katharine, although I don’t think she really liked me.

To Michael Douglaswhich in this edition 76 th honorary palm for his artistic career, and was his partner in the china syndrome, “he probably doesn’t like me either. But he has that diplomatic skill to hide itability that I do not possess.

“I have no papers in sight for now, I plan to focus on climate change. I think we still have hope if we do everything right. Serious. We have about seven or eight years to halve our use of fossil fuels. But sadly, those with the least responsibility are most affected, the Global South, the islanders, the poor of color. It is a tragedy that we must stop radically. We must arrest all those responsible,” the actress continued. always active in its causes. “Global warming would not exist without patriarchy and without racism,” he added.

Of course, mention of the feminist movement could not be missed. Me, too“It’s admirable. In addition to avoiding more sexual assault, it’s allowed every victim to have their case told and defended. I’m sure that It’s a breakthrough“, he’s done. (EN)