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When the red carpet is rolled out from the Palais des Festivals on Tuesday, the 77th Cannes will unfurl against a backdrop of war, protest, potential strikes and quickening #MeToo upheaval in France, which for years largely resisted the movement.
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Being prepared for anything has long been a useful attitude in Cannes. Befitting such tumultuous times, the film lineup is full of intrigue, curiosity and question marks.
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But the spotlight at the start may fall on Judith Godr猫che. The French director and actor earlier this year said the filmmakers Beno卯t Jacquot and Jacques Doillon sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager, allegations that rocked French cinema. Jacquot and Doillon have denied the allegations.
Though much of the French film industry has previously been reluctant to embrace the #MeToo movement, Godr猫che has stoked a wider response. She香蕉视频直播檚 spoken passionately about the need for changes at the Cesars, France香蕉视频直播檚 equivalent of the Oscars, and before a French Senate commission.
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It香蕉视频直播檚 the latest chapter in how #MeToo has reverberated at the world香蕉视频直播檚 largest film gathering, following an 82-woman protest on the steps of the Palais in 2018 and a gender parity pledge in 2019. Cannes has often come under criticism for not inviting more female filmmakers into competition, but the festival is putting its full support behind Godr猫che while girding for the possibility of more #MeToo revelations during the festival.
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Some of the filmmakers coming to the festival this year are already firmly lodged in Cannes lore. Paul Schrader was at the festival almost 50 years ago for Martin Scorsese香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播淭axi Driver,香蕉视频直播� which he wrote. After a famously divisive response, it won the Palme in 1976.
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Jake Coyle, The Associated Press
