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Cannes #MeToo: Fest Kicks Off Amid Starry Petition Calling For New Sexual Crimes Law & Allegations Against Veteran ‘The Pianist’ Producer But No Bombshell Exposé
Cannes #MeToo: Fest Kicks-Off Amid Starry Petition Calling For New Sexual Crimes Law & Allegations Against Veteran ‘The Pianist’ Producer But No Bombshell Exposé
The Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday with expectations that the big theme of this 81st edition will be#MeToo, even if rumors of an imminent bombshell exposé involving 10 prominent cinema figures were quashed overnight. France ’s #MeToo wave, sparked by actress and filmmaker Judith Godrèche’s decision to speak up about sexual abuse she says she suffered as a teenager and her subsequent campaign to end what she calls a culture of silence in the French film world, will be omnipresent. The actress and filmmaker will be in Cannes for the world premiere on Wednesday evening of her resulting short film Moi Aussi, gathering 1,000 people who got in touch with her via social media channels to tell their stories.
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