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Susan Sarandon in Barcelona: “Things haven’t changed much for women since we did ‘Thelma & Louise'”

susan sarandon has assured that, when he was shooting the film Thelma & Louise with Geena Davis in 1991, they only thought about making a cowboy movie. He has recognized: “We had no idea that it would end up meaning so much to so many people.”

He said it this Monday during a discussion at the Verdi cinemas in Barcelona after screening the film by Ridley Scott within the framework of the BCN Film Fest, and of which the American actress is one of the star guests.

For Sarandon, Thelma & Louise It is a film that has not aged compared to the current context of women: “I don’t think things have changed much.”

The actress has considered that in order to reverse these situations, promote the education of society and “hold everyone accountable for their actions” and also believe women who report certain situations of abuse, as well as men who do so.

“If you have drunk or drink with a woman who is drunk, you cannot leave her alone. Therefore I defend education and training society to take responsibility for their actions,” he insisted.

“We were surrounded by men smoking”

Asked what it was like to act with Geena Davis -who played Thelma-, Sarandon has highlighted the complicity with the actress, but also her professionalism and talent, and she has stated that she continues to maintain contact with her: “It was just us surrounded by a sea of ​​men smoking cigars.”

about what is your favorite part of the movie He has remarked that it is the end and, specifically, about the kiss scene with Davis before jumping into the Grand Canyon, he has revealed that “it was not in the script” and it was something agreed with the director, Ridley Scott.

“It was a scene in one take. It was the last day of shooting, we had all the helicopters going all day, we had committed a lot of resources, and it was sunset or magic hour what do they say. And I said to Scott, ‘I want to try and kiss her.’ We cut a lot of the conversation because it was a moment in which we had already said everything and it was not necessary to say anything more,” he explained.

Beyond the film, asked why it leads him to choose a role or not, Sarandon has pointed out that “it has to be something that he has not done before”, as well as he has also highlighted that She likes movies that make her travel back in time to other times, as well as that she likes the director and that he deals with a subject in which she believes.

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