” Shame “. A group of actresses and actors published a column in the daily Liberation on Tuesday that overwhelms the Cannes Film Festival. She accuses him in particular of rolling out “the red carpet to men and women who attack”, in reference to Johnny Depp and the director Maïwenn, who open the festival with “Jeanne du Barry”.
🔴 More than a hundred actresses and actors welcome Adèle Haenel’s decision to stop the cinema and no longer want to be silent
“All too often we experience ault, bullying and racism within our workplaces. When we have…
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Support for Adele Haenel
“We are deeply indignant and refuse to remain silent in the face of the political positions displayed by the Cannes Film Festival”, explains the tribune. “By rolling out the red carpet to the men and women who attack, the festival sends the message that in our country we can continue to exercise violence with complete impunity, that violence is acceptable in places of creation”.
The collective, made up in particular of Julie Gayet and Laure Calamy, also supports actress Adele Haenelwho formalized his stoppage of the cinema a week ago to denounce a “complacency” of the environment vis-à-vis aggressors.
The 76th edition of the festival is marked by the return of Johnny Depp in the opening film “Jeanne du Barry”, after he was excluded from Hollywood sets in recent years following accusations of domestic violence by his ex -girlfriend Amber Heard. The director of the film, Maïwenn, is herself facing a legal complaint, after having recently attacked the boss of Mediapart, Edwy Plenel, in a restaurant.