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Melissa Silverstein is the founder and editor of Women and Hollywood, one of the most respected sites for issues related to women and film as well as other areas of pop culture. Women and Hollywood educates, advocates, and agitates for gender parity across the entertainment industry.

She is also the co-founder and Artistic Director of The Athena Film Festival. The 4th annual festival will take place from February 6-9, 2014 at Barnard College in NYC.

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Jessica Chastain to star in Miss Julie - Directed by Liv Ullmann

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Liv Ullmann, director and muse of Ingmar Bergman, is set to direct an adaptation of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie. Set in 1874, the play explores the title character’s relationship with a servant named Jean. It was a controversial play at the time it was written due to its exploration of gender, class, societal roles, identity, love, sexuality and power.

By Kerensa Cadenas
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February 1, 2013 11:00 AM
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When you are given an opportunity to meet a legend in the film business you don't turn it down. So I headed to meet Liv Ullmann who has appeared in more movies than I can count and as of late has became a great director. She directed Cate Blanchett in the terrific revival of A Streetcar Named Desire which I saw in NY a couple of years ago.