Five years ago, the #MeToo, #MeToo movement shattered the leaden floor of silence in our southern neighbors over the sexual abuse, harassment and rape that women all too often face in their professional circles. In recent years, Hollywood has made a name for itself with strong feature films on this subject.
In October 2017, following the Weinstein case – the former tycoon is currently on trial in Los Angeles after being found guilty in New York – actress Alyssa Milano used the hashtag #MeToo on the social network Twitter to encourage women to commit abuse Report. The response was huge, with the hashtag spreading across all social networks by the end of the year. Facebook estimates that half of its American users knew someone who had been the victim of harassment or sexual violence.
On November 18, the feature film “She Said” returns to the Weinstein affair. Adapted from the book of the same name by New York Times journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the film tells the journey of the two women – played by Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan respectively – and the work they have done to uncover criminal wrongdoing Manufacturer. Here are five more movies released in recent years that were unthinkable before #MeToo.
Tar (2022)
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The fictional film, announced for 2021 and released just over a month ago, was written by director Todd Field for Cate Blanchett. We follow conductor Lydia Tár at the height of her career, whose behavior is questioned after the suicide of one of her “protégés”. Carried by a Cate Blanchett at the height of her art, Tár challenges not only because the perpetrator is a woman and the point of view presented is hers, but more importantly because of the way this talented woman abuses his power in a natural way .
A Young Woman Full of Promises (2020)
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Carrey Mulligan is an ordinary waitress in an equally ordinary coffee shop. But in the evening Cassie turns into an avenger when a man tries to rape her because he thinks she is drunk. Step by step, this film from Emerald Fennell (known for her portrayal of Camilla in The Crown) unveils the heroine’s secrets and offers viewers an unexpected ‘moral’, to say the least.
The Wizard (2019)
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Jane (the colorful Julia Garner) is a production assistant who was hired at a big box in New York five weeks ago. Arriving first and often the last to leave, she witnesses the misogynistic and reprehensible behavior of her boss and the company’s male employees. Filmed with claustrophobic purity and restraint by filmmaker Kitty Green, The Assistant manages to inspire lingering uneasiness and a deep sense of revolt against an industry that establishes such acts as a system.
Scandal (2019)
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Before the Weinstein affair, there was the Roger Ailes (John Lithgow) affair. The latter, head of the Fox network, has set up a structure of slur, harassment, sexual blackmail and assault on the journalists of the American information network, embodied by Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and Kate McKinnon. The screenplay debuted in 2017, immediately after the death of staunch Trump supporter Ailes, and received three Oscar nominations.