Geena Davis on increasing women’s opportunities on the screen

Geena Davis on increasing women's opportunities on the screen

Geena Davis on increasing women's opportunities on the screen Is it really 30 years? Ridley Scott's feminist buddy film Thelma u0026 Louise has been considered one of the most powerful films of its generation since its release in May 1991. Geena Davis, who has been lobbying for that role for over a year, was Susan Sarandon's Louise Therma-but Davis was signed to actually play. which one Department. "I was going to appear in the movie," Davis said. "I didn't care, I I'm going to appear in that movie.. " Correspondent Tracy Smith asked, "Did you know that it would get the reaction it did?" "Absolutely not. Nobody knew. It was a small movie and the budget was so small that I wanted people to see it and not hate the ending. There is no such nervous clue. was." Yes, the movie DID is nervous. "Thelma u0026 Louise" has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including directors Davis, Sarandon and Ridley Scott. Won the original script by Callie Khouri. At that time, Davis had already created some of the most striking female characters in the movie, from the bride in Beetlejuice to the quirky dog ​​trainer in The Accidental Tourist. But "Thelma u0026 Louise" was at another level.


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