After the Gaumont, the nephew of the singer Barbara, the widow of Johnny Hallyday, Luc Besson in person, it is the turn of the own daughters of François Truffaut, filmmaker of the New Wave, to criticize the use in the candidacy clip by Éric Zemmour of shots taken from their father's cinematographic work.
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In a statement made public on December 4, the two heiresses of the director did not hide their anger at what she thinks is a diversion of the thought of the director of the
Last Metro
. Written by their advisers, Me Jessica Finelle and Me François Zimeray, the reaction of the two beneficiaries is initially placed from an essentially legal point of view. “
They denounce the savage use of cinematographic extracts in defiance of the moral rights of which they are the guardians. In his campaign clip broadcast on November 30, 2021, Mr. Éric Zemmour believed himself authorized to use, among other things, images taken from the film
Breathless
by Jean-Luc Godard based on an original idea by François Truffaut
”, explain their lawyers.
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"
Truffaut, the exact opposite of Zemmour ...
"
Further, however, the criticism of the two daughters of François Truffaut points to the opposing ethics, according to her, of the man of the cinema and the presidential candidate.
"
The infringement of the moral rights attached to the work is a form of desecration all the more disrespectful as Truffaut, the exact opposite of Zemmour, loved people in their variety and for their weaknesses, he expressed a generous vision. and tender of humanity
”, continue the children of the filmmaker.
The question now is whether the two daughters of François Truffaut will bring the case to justice.
For the moment, following the example of Laeticia Hallyday, Luc Besson also and Bernard Serf, the nephew and guardian of the work of Barbara, they were satisfied, by the voice of their lawyers, to ask
"to cease immediately the 'illegal use of the extract from the film
"while reserving
" the right to give this situation all the consequences it calls for ".
By way of defense, the campaign team of Eric Zemmour simply mentioned a case law practice, because it is recent because of the relative "youth" of social networks, "
the right of short quotation
".
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