Marion Cotillard Speaks About #MeToo Movement After Accepting Donostia Award: 'A True Revolution'

Marion Cotillard spoke about the "revolution" led by women since the start of #MeToo when she accepted the Donostia Award for career achievement at the San Sebastian Film Festival Friday.

During her speech, Cotillard credited the #MeToo movement with bringing more attention to the "subordination of women," which she said "has become increasingly unacceptable in the public eye" in the past several years.

"It’s always been so but we talk about it much more today, obviously, since #MeToo. It has allowed women to speak freely, it’s a true revolution, an intense one and I am very happy to live it," the Oscar-winning French actress was quoted by Variety as saying.

"Today, as women, we know we can be supported by a community of women and men and that’s an important thing," she continued. "The result is that there are indeed more women, more roles for women, and the more we speak about them, the more it changes the way we look at them."

Cotillard added that "there are things that are no longer tolerated today." She stressed that while these things had never been accepted by women, they "were tolerated by a large part of the population."

"Today there’s a big discussion and reassessment of the patriarchal system we live in, where women have a relative place," added Cotillard, who revealed that she greatly admired Greta Garbo because she was both feminine and masculine.

Cotillard also spoke about her character in her latest film, Leos Carax’s "Annette," in which she stars opposite Adam Driver. In the musical drama, which won a top prize at Cannes, she played a famous opera singer with a tormented family life.

The 45-year-old actress said she is grateful to be living "in a different world" than the 1940s and 1950s, when stars were being "built" and their family lives were "negated."

"Today, having a family and a career is much more celebrated and things are more balanced — if we need to have a private life and a family we can have that, along with a career," she added.

According to Cotillard, having a "normal life" has motivated her to play characters that are completely different from who she is. She has found that the more different the character is from her, the more she enjoys playing them.

Aside from Cotillard, Johnny Depp is also a recipient of the Donostia Award — the highest honor at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. He was recognized by the organizers as "one of contemporary cinema’s most talented and versatile actors."

When the award was announced, a group of Spanish female filmmakers expressed their disapproval over the move and condemned the festival for giving Depp the honor.

Cristina Andreu, the president of Spain’s Association of Female Filmmakers and Audiovisual Media said in her statement that it "transmits a terrible message to the public." However, for Depp's fans, the accolade was well-deserved.

San Sebastian will run from Sept. 17 to 25 this year. Depp is expected to receive the award in person on Wednesday.