Overview

• The actor spoke at the festival while promoting Couture by French director Alice Winocour, which is competing for the Concha de Oro.
• Asked about artistic and civic freedoms in the United States, she warned that efforts to divide people or restrict personal expression are dangerous.
• She said she would choose her words carefully at the news conference and described the period as “very, very difficult.”
• Jolie did not mention President Donald Trump or any politician by name in her responses.
• She linked the role to her international family background and to past preventive surgeries, speaking emotionally about her mother.