The French film industry is currently experiencing a significant MeToo reckoning, with a new wave of accusations igniting enormous anger and calls for change. 'Women Are Fed Up,' as French actresses and actors have publicly denounced abuse by directors, specifically when they were teenagers, marking a new step in the MeToo movement. This outcry coincided with the 49th edition of France's César awards, held at 8.45pm local time (11.45 am) at the l'Olympia concert hall in central Paris, where films like 'Anatomy of a Fall' and 'The Animal Kingdom' were in competition for the country's most prestigious cinema prizes. During the ceremony, which featured the Christopher Nolan Honorary Award and was anticipated as a French #MeToo watershed moment, the MeToo movement took center stage as actress Judith Godrèche delivered an impassioned speech, urging a new era of truth in the French film business and declaring that 'the world is watching us.' The allegations of sexual and physical abuse by directors, some of which date back decades, have cast a shadow over the French cinema, especially as it gains attention from the Academy Awards.
French movie awards overshadowed by underage sex abuse allegations https://t.co/5IBBVOE28a https://t.co/QojE8ZSwA8
As French cinema basks in Academy Awards attention, actors who allege they were teenage victims of sexual and physical abuse by directors decades older than them are shining the light on the repulsive underside of the country's industry. https://t.co/c7xg86ki2H
#MeToo Arrives At French César Awards As Actress Judith Godrèche Makes Impassioned Speech For New Era Of Truth In French Film Biz: "The World Is Watching Us" https://t.co/AJSwFDbkej
Actor calls on French film industry to face sexual abuse, during live Cesar Awards ceremony https://t.co/0tvK6V2dLO
The 49th edition of France’s César awards kicks-off at 8.45pm local time (11.45 am) at the l’Olympia concert hall in central Paris with Anatomy of a Fall vying for France’s most important cinema prizes against frontrunner The Animal Kingdom https://t.co/ixzsFyVmZI
Follow French César Awards: 'The Animal Kingdom’ & ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ Doing Battle; Christopher Nolan Honorary Award & Expected French #MeToo Watershed Moment – Live Updates https://t.co/ixzsFyVUPg
New Wave of Accusations Ignites MeToo Reckoning in France: ‘Women Are Fed Up. The Anger Is Enormous’ https://t.co/JjmWvjvlHl via @variety
French actors denounce abuse by directors when they were teenagers in new #MeToo step https://t.co/tkcwwLa90L
French actresses denounce abuse by directors when they were teenagers in new #MeToo step https://t.co/45YeT3xoQd
New Wave of Accusations Ignites MeToo Reckoning in France: 'Women Are Fed Up. The Anger is Enormous' https://t.co/M4pMeuGl6W