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Judith Godrèche Launched A New Wave Of #MeToo In France, And Now Brings Her Survivors Film ‘Moi Aussi’ To Cannes
By speaking about her past, Judith Godrèche speaks about sparking a fresh #MeToo wave in a country that has long avoided the issue of sexual abuse.
The case has divided the French film industry, with older artists such as Charlotte Rampling, Carole Bouquet and Nathalie Baye, coming to his defence, while 600 younger talents signed an open letter describing that support of the actor as an attempt to place him beyond the law. By contrast, Godrèche has received public support from a raft of cinema personalities, including Sophie Marceau, Alexandra Lamy, Anna Mouglalis, Vahina Giocante, Mathieu Kassovitz and François Civil as well as her ex-husbands Maurice Barthélémy and Dany Boon. Godrèche and other French cinema professionals say that while they respect the principle of presumption of innocence, Boutonnat’s position at the head of the CNC is inappropriate at a time when the film industry is questioning its practices around how to tackle sexist and sexual violence.
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