American elections, MeeToo movement, climate ...: Jane Fonda militant in Paris

After Lyon, where she was awarded the Lumière 2018 prize last weekend, Jane Fonda set sail for the capital. The opportunity for actress and anti-Donald Trump activist to return to the status of women in Hollywood and the mid-term US elections

Jane Fonda estimated Monday night in Paris, the Democrats could win in the US midterm elections provided "to motivate voters . " The 81-year-old American actress was speaking at a masterclass organized by La Cinémathèque française on the occasion of a retrospective, after being crowned at the Lumière Festival 2018 in Lyon.

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"By motivating voters, we can win. If we lose, it will not be good! " Said the American star who does not hide his opposition to the policy of President Donald Trump.

She also said "we must continue to fight for women to have more power in Hollywood . "

"Hollywood has become more aware of the importance of having women running studios and producing. Women see things differently than men, " said Jane Fonda.

"Things are starting to change, but it's going to be slow because the men still have the power in Hollywood and run the studios," added the two-time Academy Award-winning actress.

"Since the Weinstein affair, women are finally believed, not just in the cinema but everywhere in offices, hospitals, banks or farms. Hollywood must stand next to all women victims, " said the actress in an interview with AFP.

Jane Fonda, who since the 1960s has become famous for her political commitments, especially against the war in Vietnam, has finally declared herself "worried about the state of the world" .

"There are human problems, conflicts, but also the climate is in danger. This is the first time that these problems arise together. I'm scared and we have to be scared, "she told 400 people. "It's a real existential crisis for humanity. Things may already be irreversible . "