This Thursday, April 13, the Cannes Film Festival unveiled its long-awaited Official Selection, which marked a record with 6 directors vying for the Palme d’Or. Alongside them, the competition faced directors familiar with the Croisette, such as Ken Loach, Wim Wenders or Wes Anderson.
Other regulars of the festival will not be there this year: this is the case of Roman Polanski and Woody Allen, mentioned by Thierry Frémaux.
“The controversies would take over”
In the columns of FigaroThierry Frémaux spoke about his choice of do not select new films by Roman Polanski (The palace) and that of Woody Allen, (Fluke).
As a reminder, Roman Polanski has since been prosecuted by American justice 1977 the rape of Samantha Gailey, a teenager 13 years. New rape allegations brought by eleven other women have been added in recent years. It is forbidden to enter the territory of the United States.
As for Woody Allen, he is accused by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow of rape in 1992, when she was 7 years old.
“The Polanski, we haven’t seen it. Woody Allen is a bit peculiar, I saw it without seeing it” explained Thierry Frémaux.
“The film was not a candidate. We also know that if his film is shown in Cannes, the controversy will prevail against his film, against the other films.”
Johnny Depp opening at Cannes: a controversial choice?
Again according to Thierry Frémaux, the Johnny Depp case is very different. In the aftermath of the much publicized trial against Amber Heard, the actor will return to the big screen in the role of Louis XV in Maïwenn’s new film.
“I don’t see Maïwenn’s film as a controversial choice at all. “said the general delegate of the festival. He added: ” Because if Johnny Depp had been banned from working, it would have been different, but it’s not. »
Recall that in 2016 he also had Woody Allen opened the Cannes competition with the projection of Coffee company.
Source: Madmoizelle
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