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Susan Sarandon Says Criticism of Israel Has Cost Her Hollywood Roles

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Susan Sarandon said some Hollywood agencies have urged people not to hire her because of her public criticism of Israel’s military attacks and her support for Palestine.
  • Speaking at the Venice Film Festival, she said she feels welcomed by people, particularly internationally, despite what she described as entrenched hostility in the industry.
  • Sarandon is appearing in The Echo Chamber, a film competing for the Golden Lion and based on Bernardo Bertolucci’s final screenplay.

Susan Sarandon says her public criticism of Israel’s military attacks has cost her roles in Hollywood, but she also believes attitudes toward Palestine are changing. Speaking at the Venice Film Festival, where she attended the premiere of The Echo Chamber, she was asked about the price of her outspoken support for Palestine.

I think the narrative has completely changed regarding Palestine’s historical relevance and the links between Zionism and the United States in our politics.

· Susan SarandonSarandon discussed changing public attitudes toward Palestine while speaking at the Venice Film Festival.

“I think the narrative has completely changed regarding Palestine’s historical relevance and the links between Zionism and the United States in our politics,” Sarandon said. She added that some studios had chosen not to hire her because of her views.

“Some films have been taken away from me because there are agencies that keep telling people not to hire me, but that is the power structure,” she said. “Among people, and especially internationally, I feel welcome.”

Some films have been taken away from me because there are agencies that keep telling people not to hire me, but that is the power structure. Among people, and especially internationally, I feel welcome.

· Susan SarandonShe described the professional consequences she attributes to her political views.

Sarandon stars alongside Luca Marinelli and Alicia Vikander in The Echo Chamber, which is competing for the Golden Lion. Andrea Pallaoro directed the intimate love story, set in a musician’s apartment and exploring care, dependency, desire and control of emotions. The film uses the final screenplay written by the late Bernardo Bertolucci.

I thank Andrea for not heeding those warnings.

· Susan SarandonSarandon thanked director Andrea Pallaoro for casting her in The Echo Chamber.

Sarandon publicly thanked Pallaoro for choosing her despite the warnings. “I thank Andrea for not heeding those warnings,” she said, adding that “deeply entrenched positions still exist within the industry” and remain hostile toward her. She also recalled her friendship with Bertolucci and her admiration for him after seeing Il conformista in 1970.

deeply entrenched positions still exist within the industry

· Susan SarandonShe said hostility toward her views remains present in Hollywood.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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