French cinema has its #MeToo moment, sparking growing need for intimacy coordinators

A cascade of sexual violence allegations has rocked the French film industry in recent months, with actor Judith Godrèche leading the charge for a reckoning about gender-based abuse. Calls to safeguard actors on set are growing, as is the need for...

Filmmaker Polanski goes on trial in France on defamation charges

Veteran Franco-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski goes on trial in France on Tuesday over allegations he defamed a British actress who accused him of sexual abuse in the 1980s.

French actor Godreche condemns 'incestuous' film industry in landmark Senate hearing

Actor Judith Godreche on Thursday denounced France's "incestuous" film industry and called for the establishment of a commission of inquiry into sexual violence in the movie industry as she spoke in the Senate upper house.

César awards ceremony overshadowed by sex abuse allegations, 'Anatomy of a Fall' sweeps prizes

France's annual movie awards ceremony took a somber turn Friday with a standing ovation for actress Judith Godreche who spoke out against sexual violence in the film industry.

Awards season comes as French actors accuse filmmakers of sex abuse in new #MeToo wave

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. 

#MeToo and French cinema: Are we at a tipping point?

In a special joint edition of arts24 and The 51 Percent, we focus on whether the #MeToo movement has reached an inflection point in French cinema. The film sector in France has been shaken after actress, Judith Godrèche, accused director, Benoît...

‘Wind of revolt’ sweeps French cinema in belated #MeToo reckoning

French cinema has been rocked by a new wave of allegations of child rape and sexual assault targeting household names in the industry, bolstering talk of a long-awaited breakthrough for the #MeToo movement in France following a nationwide...

Amour no more: Is France in the midst of a sex recession?

In this edition we discuss the many reasons why, according to a recent poll, French people are having less sex. We also discuss the roles that abstinence, pornography, mobile phone use, the #MeToo movement, sex education and an increased openness...

French film director Jacques Doillon calls storm of #MeToo allegations 'lies'

French film director Jacques Doillon, swept up in a storm of #MeToo allegations by several actors including Judith Godreche, denounced on Friday the "lies" and "false accusations" against him. 

Kazandığı parayı da şöhreti de zehir ettiler... 25 yıl oynadığı dizide tacize uğradı, şikayet edince maaşını düşürdüler

Hollywood'da şöhret olmanın bir sürü bedeli var artık herkesin bildiği gibi. Bunlardan biri de cinsiyet fark etmeksizin tacize uğramak. Özellikle de #metoo hareketinin yarattığı dalgayla yıllar öncesinde kalan bu tip olaylar bir türlü gündemden...

French actor Godreche accuses director Doillon of sex abuse while she was 15

French actor Judith Godreche Thursday accused director Jacques Doillon of sexually abusing her when she was 15, the second such charge she has made after alleging another director raped her while she was a minor.

'Mistress at 14': French actor Godreche files rape complaint against famed director Jacquot

French prosecutors said Wednesday they had opened an inquiry after actor Judith Godreche filed a complaint against film director Benoit Jacquot, accusing him of raping her in a relationship that began when she was 14 and he was 25 years her senior.

Special programme: Taiwan, a culture of freedom and diversity (part 2)

As Taiwan gears up for key January 13 presidential elections, FRANCE 24 takes you to Taipei for the second part of our special programme on the Taiwanese cultural scene. In this episode, we focus on the island's cultural diversity. Ranked as the...

Onu sıcacık kalbiyle tanıyanlar dondu kaldı: Ünlü oyuncu eski asistanıyla mahkemelik oldu: Önce taciz etti, sonra işten kovdu

Hollywood'da giderek yayılan #metoo hareketinin sonu gelecek gibi görünmüyor... Neredeyse her hafta insanın ilk anda aklına bile gelmeyecek ünlüler hakkında taciz iddiaları ortaya atılıyor.

Ünlü yıldızı zirvedeyken piyasadan silmişlerdi : İş toplantısına çağırdı, soyunup taciz etti... Yıllar sonra dava açtı

Hollywood'da 2017 yılında başlayan "itiraflar ve skandallar" zincirinin son halkası gelmek bilmiyor. Bir dönemin ünlü yapımcısı Harvey Weinstein'ın kariyerinin sonunu getiren ve #metoo başlığı altında toplanan taciz iddialarına aradan geçen bunca...

Jury hears closing arguments in Trump civil rape case in New York

A US court heard closing arguments Monday in a closely watched civil trial that accuses ex-president Donald Trump of raping and defaming an American former magazine columnist.

Annem bana küçükken öğretmişti: Biri sana kapıyı üzerine bornozla açarsa sakın içeri girme!

"Üzgünüm... Bence bunu söylediğim için muhtemelen öldürüleceğim ama annem bana bir yabancıyla otel odasına girmemem gerektiğini öğretti." Elbette bu sözler yüzünden kimse onu söylediği gibi öldürmedi, zaten o da bunu bir benzetme olarak...

Education in the spotlight as watchdog warns of sexist ‘backlash’ sweeping France

France’s equality watchdog has called for an “emergency plan” to combat widespread sexism that is affecting youths in particular, amid concern that the country’s education system is failing to foster gender equality from a young and vulnerable...

Madalyonun karanlık yüzü: Beni duş alırken izlemek istedi, film çekilsin diye katlandım

Hollywood denildiğinde aklınıza ne geliyor? Kırmızı halıda en gösterişli halleriyle salınan ünlüler, üzerlerindeki milyon dolarlık kostümler ve bir o kadar nefes kesici elmaslar, inciler, pırlantalar... Güzel kadınlar, yakışıklı erkekler, onların...

Ünlü oyuncu, çocukken tacize uğrayıp adını bile değiştirmiş: O canavar hayatımı mahvetti

"O canavar benim hayatımı mahvetti... Evet, hayatta kaldım ama şimdi kurban olmaktan dolayı mutluyum. Adalet mutlaka yerini bulacak. Bu asla ve asla sizin hatanız olmayacak ve asla suçlanmayacaksınız. Şimdi ben adaleti arıyorum... "

Dame Joanna Lumley scoffs at ‘fashionable victimhood’ and says ‘women used to be tough’

The actress and presenter says it is 'pathetic' and that in her day unwanted advances from men were easily dealt with