César 2020: Adèle Haenel looks back at the reasons for her departure after Polanski's victory

The strongest image of this 45th ceremony will remain that of Adèle Haenel, accompanied by Noémie Merlant and Céline Sciamma, leaving the Salle Pleyel in disgust after the announcement of Roman Polanski's victory. "It's a shame," she will not hesitate to say loudly to the other spectators who remained silent.

At the announcement of the César for Best Director for Roman Polanski ("J'accuse"), Adèle Haenel leaves the room.

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In an interview given to Paris Match and relayed by Première , the actress who was nominated for the César award for best actress, came back on her departure from the ceremony. "I was pissed off but I wouldn't have gone crazy if it weren't for this guy behind me who shouted 'Bravo Roman!' When Polanski won. It was the trigger, ”she says .

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"I said ' it's shame' , Céline replied 'come on we are going to break' , and I got up.” Once out of the room, she let out her rage. "Long live pedophilia, well done pedophilia!" , she exclaimed.

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This indignant departure does not fail to fuel the discussions of pro and anti-Polanski for a few days. The day after the César ceremony, Jean Dujardin, who is also Adèle Haenel's partner in Le Daim , published a photo of him on an airport treadmill, face mask in the position of OSS 117 He will write: "I'm breaking, it stinks in this country" .

I said 'it's shame', Céline replied 'come on we break'

Awarded the César Award for Best Supporting Actress, Fanny Ardant also defended the director, accused of sexual assault and prosecuted by American justice, shortly after the ceremony. "I really like Roman Polanski, so I'm happy for him," she said, making fun of shocking the feminist leagues. The actors Patrick Chesnais and Lambert Wilson judged the Caesars pathetic, denouncing "terrorism of the politically correct" .

While Alexandra Lamy expressed her full support for Adèle Haenel, Roschdy Zem, César for best actor for Roubaix, a light , believes that the "fight of women is completely legitimate".

In a column published on February 29 in Liberation , Virginie Despentes also defends Adèle Haenel, and denounces the system of oppression that governs the Caesars. "The most beautiful image in forty-five years of ceremony - Adèle Haenel when she goes down the stairs to go out and she applauds you and now we know how it works, someone who breaks up and tells you shit." .