As she was applauded after the recent Cannes screening of her gothic romance Bright Star, which tells of the romance between the 19th century romantic poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, New Zealand director Jane Campion had a few things to say about how male-dominated Hollywood stinks. She's the only woman to have ever won the Cannes Palme d'Or for 1993's The Piano, and she's one of only 3 women directors who have films in competition at Cannes this year out of 20 (Andrea Arnold and Isabel Coixet are the others)
"The studio system is an old boy's system, and it's difficult for them to trust women to be capable," said Jane. "So good luck to my female friends in the competition. They represent half the population [who] gave birth to the whole world."
