Acclaimed film director Roman Polanski philosophized about gender equalities and mourned the loss of femininity at the hands of birth control.
Polanski was at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday to screen his new movie Venus in Fur - a film about a macho director who falls for a strong-willed actress.
According to Yahoo!, Polanski considers his film to be a “satire on sexism.” So naturally, at the post-screening press conference, he discussed the dynamic between men and women in these modern times.
Polanski told the press, “I think that now offering flowers to a lady becomes indecent, that's how I feel about it. I think to level the genders – it’s purely idiotic.”
He continued, “I think it's a result of progress in medicine. I think that the Pill has changed greatly the woman of our times, 'masculinizing' her. I think that it chases away the romance from our lives and that's a great pity.”
After uttering these riling words, many can’t help but revisit Polanski’s unfortunate history with the fair gender.
The Huffington Post, for instance, recalled that the United States has an outstanding warrant for Polanksi’s arrest from when he was convicted of statutory rape in 1977.
Polanski fled to France to escape imprisonment and was only recently released from house arrest in 2010.
Though he has lost his faith in gender roles, Polanksi clearly hasn't lost his talent as a critically acclaimed director.
The Post reports that Venus in Fur is stiff competition for the Palme d’Or – the coveted award for best feature film at the Cannes Festival.