Alice Eve stars in new short film Lithgow Saint - inspired by the excruciating encounter between Helen Mirren and Michael Parkinson in the mid-seventies and the prevalent prurient attitude towards women at that time.
The provocative piece - directed by Alice's brother Jack Eve and co-starring Jason Isaacs - sees Alice playing fictional actress Amelia Adams, who calls out Isaacs's lewd talk-show host Lithgow Saint for his sexist questioning.
It's intended to encourage conversations about existing inequalities between men and women, with Alice Eve telling Digital Spy: "I think we've come a long away [since then] - the fact that the conversation is now so alive and so topical is fantastic.
"At the same time we've still got a long way to go - women still on the whole get paid 17% less than men and that's across the board, nurses included, which is kind of mind-boggling. And there are lots of areas...
The provocative piece - directed by Alice's brother Jack Eve and co-starring Jason Isaacs - sees Alice playing fictional actress Amelia Adams, who calls out Isaacs's lewd talk-show host Lithgow Saint for his sexist questioning.
It's intended to encourage conversations about existing inequalities between men and women, with Alice Eve telling Digital Spy: "I think we've come a long away [since then] - the fact that the conversation is now so alive and so topical is fantastic.
"At the same time we've still got a long way to go - women still on the whole get paid 17% less than men and that's across the board, nurses included, which is kind of mind-boggling. And there are lots of areas...
- 10/22/2015
- Digital Spy
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