Cannes responds to Gérard Depardieu judgment with the search for souls and shoulders on

Depardieu was a position of Cannes since 1976, when Bernardo Bertolucci’s historic epic “1900”, in which Depardieu traded opposite Robert de Niro, ran in a lock from the competition. He was released in nearly 30 films at the festival and was as a jury president in 1992.

On Tuesday evening, at a beach party with free -flowing rosé, Michel Burstein, a publicist of Paris, argued for Bossa Nova, argued for what he called ‘Balance’.

“He was probably guilty, probably a very bad man,” said Burstein. “But he has also been respectful, a man who has achieved an incredible work in many domains.”

“It’s complicated,” said Burstein, adding that he knew Depardieu and his brother Alain personally.

Benjamin Zeitoun, a producer, said he didn’t want to judge. “If you don’t know the thing in the middle, really close, it is not possible to have an opinion,” he said.

This is far from the first time that #metoo has been a talk point in Cannes. In 2018, the actress Asia Argento mentioned the Harvey Weinstein’s festival ‘hunting‘In a speech during the final ceremony. The 2023 edition shuddered controversy when it opened with ‘Jeanne du Barry’, a film with Johnny Depp, who had just won a defamation against his ex-wife Amber Heard, who had accused him From physical and sexual abuse.

Rupa Dash, the Chief Executive of the World Woman Foundation, who runs an event during the festival during the festival, said by telephone on Wednesday morning by telephone.