On October 13, for its first day of screening at the cinema, the film
Eiffel
, freely inspired by the history of the most famous of Gustave Eiffel's constructions, won by attracting 66,590 spectators, including previews.
But it also connects controversies.
Between the accusations of its screenwriter Caroline Bongrand who would have been ousted by the director Martin Bourboulon and the indignation of the great-great-grandson of the engineer, the feature film signs a thunderous entry into the box office.
A last controversy that we did not expect comes to strike this romance: the age difference between the actors Romain Duris, 47, and Emma Mackey, 25.
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On social networks, recriminations are rife.
“And the age difference between the character of Eiffel and his youthful sweetheart, don't you hate it? Me yes ”
, gets carried away an Internet user, riddling his message with the hashtags
“ agism ”
[categorize people according to their age,
Editor's note
],
“ sexism ”
and
“ witch ”
. The director is notably criticized for not having respected the real age gap between the two protagonists. In reality, Eiffel and his first love, the beautiful Adrienne Bourgès, were only separated by ten years.
Going beyond the simple case of
Eiffel
, the question has been asked regarding other films such as
Dying Can Wait
or the upcoming Ridley Scott
Kitbag
, which will feature Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte and Jodie Comer as Joséphine de Beauharnais.
The actors are 46 and 28 years old respectively, when the future empress was 8 years older than her fiery husband.
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Events took a more drastic turn when Swiss essayist Mona Chollet, author of
Reinventing Love
, shared a publicity photo, featuring the couple formed by Vincent Cassel and Tina Kunakey.
“Wrinkles and white hair for him, smooth features for her. Fascinating, the way in which The Kooples ads with Vincent Cassel and Tina Kunakey perpetuate the double standard of seduction and the domination of man by age in the couple, ”she
commented acerbically. Uproar, for the one who believed she had found a new way to denounce the patriarchal system.
"The concepts of standard, society and system are obviously too complex for you"
, she sees, among others, retort in comment.
Because many are also those who have defended Duris, Mackey, Cassel and Kunakey, accusing their detractors in particular of infantilizing young women.
Especially since the actors of
Eiffel
would have, according to the magazine
Here
, started a romantic relationship since the filming of the film.
If we can question the little room left for mature actresses in the cinema, it would undoubtedly be reckless to judge their life choices.
Chollet has just had a bitter experience.