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César de Polanski: from Pleyel to Fouquet's, story of a night of anger

2020-02-29T17:21:09.186Z


The announcement of the victory of the César of the realization by Roman Polanski created a shock room Pleyel. As much for the evening guests


Cries of surprise, of amazement. And the impression that the evening suddenly takes a completely different turn. At quarter past midnight this Saturday, in the Pleyel press room where journalists follow the Césars ceremony, the announcement of Roman Polanski's victory in the “best director” category has the effect of an electric shock. And when the screens retransmit the images of Adèle Haenel leaving the room, loud applause resounds. Almost all of the journalists crowd in the corridor hoping to receive the reaction of the actress ... In vain. "She has already left the building," said a reporter a few seconds later.

"Adèle had not planned her departure, will tell us later one of her relatives. She was ulcerated by the Caesar of Polanski. With Céline Sciamma (Editor's note: the director of Portrait of the young girl on fire, for which the actress was named) , when they left the room, they said: Not him! Why did people not vote for Ozon, whose film is magnificent? Why didn't they vote for Ladj Ly? Or Desplechin? Of course a César would have pleased Céline, but she and Adèle would have been delighted to see Ozon or another rewarded. "

VIDEO. "Adèle Haenel did well to leave the room"

Followed by the whole team of "Portrait of the girl on fire" and by a few dozen other guests when she got up from her seat, Adèle Haenel - who has taken a stand in recent months against sexual abuse in testifying to those of which she was a victim in her early days - then fled with Céline Sciamma by car to Perchoir, a trendy bar in the 11th century. There, the collective 50/50 which fights for the parity in the cinema had envisaged a “counter-party” to that orchestrated by the Academy of Césars in Fouquet's, in the VIIIth district.

"I'm upset"

Meanwhile, in the Salle Pleyel, the evening ends in a chaotic way: once the César for best film awarded to the team of "Les Misérables", the mistress of ceremony Florence Foresti, "disgusted" by the consecration of Roman Polanski as she wrote right after on Instagram, refuses to go back on stage with all the winners.

A few minutes later, in the Pleyel hall, some guests are in shock. "It's as if we were telling women to shut up," says actress Laure Calamy. All evening long, there were top-level speeches in favor of women and there ... It didn't last until the end. The 12 appointments were already crazy. "A few meters away, Mati Diop, the director of" Atlantique "sighed:" I'm upset. When you think of the courage to speak out for Adèle Haenel, which was vital and essential ... "

"The list of voters really needs to be made public," continues its producer, Judith Lou Lévy. What does this result tell voters of the Academy? This Caesar is very aggressive. "This result obviously raises questions about the composition of the Academy, which does not have enough women (Editor's note: 35%) and not enough young people," comments Richard Patry, president of the National Federation of French Cinemas.

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"We felt that something was going to happen in this ceremony, but I didn't think it would be that," director Olivier Nakache, nominated for "Hors Normes", told us. I thought that the prize list would go towards general appeasement ... I note that the voters wanted to distinguish the director by putting aside business. I understand that this Caesar has irritated people to the point that they leave the room. There will be a before and after this evening. "

"I am very happy for him"

Conversely, others refuse to comment. "This subject doesn't interest me," says a producer contemptuously. Dominique Besnehard, ex-main actor agent who has become a producer, appears "very happy" with the award from his friend. “It is the result of a democratic vote and Polanski is a very great director. Fanny Ardant, César in the supporting role for "La Belle Epoque", ignites in front of a forest of microphones: "When I love someone, I love them. And I really like Roman Polanski so I'm very happy for him. Afterwards, not everyone agrees, but long live freedom. I will follow someone to the guillotine. I don't like condemnation. "

Its director, Nicolas Bedos, kicks in touch: "I keep my voice of dominant white male, as they say in a questionable way. It would be unwelcome and probably illegitimate now. Afterwards, we will all have to reconcile, we reflect, we move forward. Right now, it's up to women to speak. It's not mine. "

Half an hour later, in front of the Salle Pleyel, Fanny Ardant is booed by feminist demonstrators massed behind barriers. Raising her arms while dancing, the actress returns to her car with a smile ... As soon as the César for the best director was announced, activists gathered in a nearby cafe came out with their placards. Very quickly joined by viewers shocked by the result. "In solidarity with our sisters attacked by rapists, even if Polanski does not come, we are here", sang about fifty people in a loop between the CRS and the valets who accompanied Pleyel's guests to Fouquet's.

VIDEO. A hundred people demonstrate in front of the Pleyel hall

"When we heard the name of Polanski, we were terrified, assured Sophie Tissier, activist of the Colleuses collective, who had placarded the signs" Violanski "on Pleyel and the Academy of Caesars. Cinema people are totally disconnected from what women experience. Those who leave the room pass in front of us, snubbing us. "

"A finger of honor to the victims"

One kilometer away, on the Champs-Elysées (8th arrondissement), the actors and directors who return to Fouquet's for the post-Caesar dinner were once again greeted by songs and banners proclaiming "Caesar of shame" - which became the federative hashtag of anger this Saturday on Twitter - or “Rapist Polanski, guilty cinema, accomplice audience” ... Martin, 25-year-old actor, remarks that Polanski was rewarded in the two categories for which he was named (Cesars for adaptation and production): “I see this as a provocation, a finger of honor to the victims. "

As the protests ended late at night, Valentine Monnier, who recently accused Le Polienki in Le Parisien - today in France of having beaten and raped her in 1975, sent us this written message: "In a dark and cold corner, Adèle Haenel was offered as a sacrifice to the Minotaur ... while in the streets, French women sang the arrival of their spring! This is what the world has seen tonight! "

Source: leparis

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