Sensitivity and interpretative versatilitythe American actress Helen Hunt was welcomed to the film Festival and awarded with Taormina Excellence Award for his exceptional career. The protagonist of a masterclass at the PalaCongressi, at the meeting with the press, talks about his family of artists and the most loved roles, starting with that of Carol Connelly, who manages to conquer the Misantropo Melvin Udall writer in “Something has changed” by James L.brooks. A comedy that in 1998 earned her and Jack Nicholson the Oscar as the best protagonists. “I liked it was a love story between three people – he said -. Each character had to abandon what he cling to to be really free ».
Many films loved by the public, “What Women Want” and “The Session”, but the one preferred by Hunt is the debut in the direction “When everything changes” (2007), recently available on the platforms. A significant film of the need to reserve more space for women in cinema: «Despite the difficulties there are more possibilities for artists, directors and actresses and who approach the direction – he said -. For this we should give women movies from big budgets ».
But how did the relationships changed after the #Metoo? «Once you didn’t know who you did with and if you did it. For me it is easy to report because I have a certain notoriety, but for a young emerging actress it is much more complicated. Certainly the culture has changed on the subject “.
And on female roles that decrease with age? “It is about writing a good screenplay for protagonists of all ages and color …”. Next film “Tower Stories” by Peter Greenaway, shot in Lucca.