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France’s 1st ‘Intimacy Coordinator’ Shares Sex Scene Battles

The country’s first intimacy coordinator lifts the lid on the fight to bring in safety standards for actors in the notoriously louche world of French cinema.

PARIS—When Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos won the Palme d’Or at Cannes for their depiction of a lesbian relationship in breakout French hit Blue is the Warmest Colour in 2013, it marked the first time two actors were awarded the prize alongside the film’s director, Abdellatif Kechiche. The issue of sexual abuse in the French film industry was brought starkly back into the limelight last month when actor Judith Godrèche accused filmmakers Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon of rape when she was a teenager. In a conference in December, the feminist organization Collective 50/50 announced a plan to expand workplace safety workshops and promote the widespread use of intimacy coordinators in collaboration with the National Centre of Cinematography (CNC).

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