Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981)
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.
Director: Delphine Seyrig
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Delphine Seyrig as Self - Interviewer |
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Jill Clayburgh as Self |
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Marie Dubois as Self |
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Delia Salvi as Self |
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Juliet Berto as Self |
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Patti D'Arbanville as Self |
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Maidie Norman as Self |
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Louise Fletcher as Self |
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Jane Fonda as Self |
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Cindy Williams as Self |
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Rita Renoir as Self |
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Jenny Agutter as Self |
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Luce Guilbeault as Self |
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Shirley MacLaine as Self (archive footage) |
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Anne Wiazemsky as Self |
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Rose Gregorio as Self |
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Maria Schneider as Self |
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Viva as Self |
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Candy Clark as Self |
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Barbara Steele as Self |
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Millie Perkins as Self |
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Mallory Millet-Jones as Self |
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Susan Tyrrell as Self |
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Ellen Burstyn as Self |
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Simone de Beauvoir as Self (voice) (archive footage) |
| Editing | Ioana Wieder | Editor |
| Directing | Delphine Seyrig | Director |
| Production | Delphine Seyrig | Producer |
| Editing | Carole Roussopoulos | Editor |
| Camera | Carole Roussopoulos | Director of Photography |