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New Wave of Accusations Ignites MeToo Reckoning in France: ‘Women Are Fed Up. The Anger Is Enormous’
Actor revelations, new criminal charges, and social media uproar are fueling a MeToo reckoning in France.
France’s film industry is undergoing a new MeToo reckoning, dominating news cycles, policy debates and even the goodie bag of the Cesar Awards’ nominees dinner, which included a flyer headlined, “The cultural sector together against sexist and sexual violence.” The subject will likely be prominent at Friday’s Cesar Awards ceremony, where Judith Godrèche — the actor who has charged this new MeToo reckoning with her revelations that she had been preyed upon and groomed as a minor by directors Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon — is expected to make a speech. Doillon’s latest feature, “Third Grade,” has won the acclaim of First Lady Brigitte Macron and is confirmed for release in France next month, while Jacquot’s Georges Simenon adaptation “Belle” – which stars Charlotte Gainsbourg and Guillaume Canet – is finishing post-production and was recently up for sale at Berlin’s EFM.
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