Joy (Elizabeth Banks), a wife and middle-class mother, has to make a difficult decision. Going to the end of her pregnancy could endanger her life, she. But abortion was still illegal in Chicago in the late ’60s, forcing women to resort to covert operations. Joy then summons Call Jane, a sort of feminine and feminist secret society led by Virginia (Sigourney Weaver), a hippie who has abortions and escorts women after surgery… It’s a very universal, sensitive topic. and which director Phyllis Nagy handled is still up to date. In 1973, the Supreme Court and Roe v. Wade, the right of women to apply for termination of pregnancy in the United States, in a country where today some States are questioning this fundamental principle.
Abortion, BUT NOT THAT…
Inspired by the true story of Jane Network, this movie showcases ordinary characters facing extraordinary situations. “I wanted to write an intensely political story that didn’t take place in a political arena.‘, explains the director. call Jane He gives voice to those who want to set him free, not those who want to silence him. However, beyond the main subject of the film, abortion, it questions the couple, their friends and their human relations. “Elizabeth Banks says I love my character. Joy is also a woman whose life has not started fully despite being 40 years old. This sense of recognition, brotherhood, camaraderie, community seduced me when I read the script. It’s a story that many women, but also men, can identify with.“
Call Jane: Tuesday, November 22 at 21:10 on Canal+
THOMAS GAETNER
Source: Programme Television
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