Poster for the movie Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

1981 • 111 minutes
Documentary

The film is a series of interviews with various well-known film actresses, including Jenny Agutter, Maria Schneider, and Jane Fonda. The title, which is borrowed from a 1958 film with the same name by Marc Allegret, refers to the sense the actresses have of what is expected of them by the film industry.

Picture of Delphine Seyrig

Delphine Seyrig

Self - Interviewer

Picture of Jill Clayburgh

Jill Clayburgh

Self

Picture of Marie Dubois

Marie Dubois

Self

Picture of Delia Salvi

Delia Salvi

Self

Picture of Juliet Berto

Juliet Berto

Self

Picture of Patti D'Arbanville

Patti D'Arbanville

Self

Picture of Maidie Norman

Maidie Norman

Self

Picture of Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher

Self

Picture of Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Self

Picture of Cindy Williams

Cindy Williams

Self

Picture of Rita Renoir

Rita Renoir

Self

Picture of Jenny Agutter

Jenny Agutter

Self

Picture of Luce Guilbeault

Luce Guilbeault

Self

Picture of Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Self (archive footage)

Picture of Anne Wiazemsky

Anne Wiazemsky

Self

Picture of Rose Gregorio

Rose Gregorio

Self

Picture of Maria Schneider

Maria Schneider

Self

Picture of Viva

Viva

Self

Picture of Candy Clark

Candy Clark

Self

Picture of Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Self

Picture of Millie Perkins

Millie Perkins

Self

Picture of Mallory Millet-Jones

Mallory Millet-Jones

Self

Picture of Susan Tyrrell

Susan Tyrrell

Self

Picture of Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Self

Picture of Simone de Beauvoir

Simone de Beauvoir

Self (voice) (archive footage)