Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981)

6.1/10 111 min Documentary

Overview

The film is a series of interviews with various well-known film actresses, including Jenny Agutter, Maria Schneider, and Jane Fonda. The title, which is borrowed from a 1958 film with the same name by Marc Allegret, refers to the sense the actresses have of what is expected of them by the film industry.

Cast

Delphine Seyrig

Self - Interviewer

Jill Clayburgh

Self

Marie Dubois

Self

Juliet Berto

Self

Patti D'Arbanville

Self

Maidie Norman

Self

Louise Fletcher

Self

Jane Fonda

Self

Cindy Williams

Self

Rita Renoir

Self

Jenny Agutter

Self

Luce Guilbeault

Self

Shirley MacLaine

Self (archive footage)

Anne Wiazemsky

Self

Rose Gregorio

Self

Maria Schneider

Self

Viva

Self

Candy Clark

Self

Barbara Steele

Self

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