#MeToo dominates Cannes, but Italy's film industry is silent

Women leave the Carlton Cannes hotel on the sidelines of the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival at the Boulevard de la Croisette, in Cannes, southern France, on May 22, 2024. Photo: Valery Hache/AFP

As the Cannes Film Festival feels the effects of a renewed #MeToo movement in France, Italian cinema has remained largely mute due a “culture of silence” and a patriarchy that still exists.Although things are starting to change.The movement in France has its famous faces, notably actresses Adele Haenel and Judith Godreche, but it is hard...