" If you win a prize tonight, don't make a political speech, you are not in a good position to give lessons to the people. You don't know anything in the real world, (…) so if you win, come and take your prize, thank God and your agent and get out! ” , launched the British comedian, Ricky Gervais, at the opening of the Golden Globes ceremony last January, in front of an audience of Hollywood stars, laughing yellow. We would have liked a French Ricky Gervais to indulge in such a blasting in good standing during the 45th Cesar ceremony. Alas, Florence Foresti was not Ricky Gervais.
Read also: Roman Polanski best director: the Césars postpone #MeToo
Against the backdrop of the Polanski case and the #BlackCesars petition denouncing the lack of " diversity " in French cinema, it was written that the evening would be devoured by political correctness. We would not judge the works and their quality, but the past and the moral of their authors. It would be less a question of their talent than their belonging to this or that category
This article is for subscribers only. You still have 78% to discover.
Subscribe: € 1 for 2 months
cancellable at any time
Enter your emailAlready subscribed? Login
