
Film director found guilty of sexual assault in Franceās first big #MeToo trial
Read full article: Film director found guilty of sexual assault in Franceās first big #MeToo trialA Paris court has found a filmmaker guilty of sexual assault on French actor AdĆØle Haenel when she was between 12 and 15 in the early 2000s, in the countryās first big #MeToo trial.

Cannes director defends festival after AdĆØle Haenel slams French film industry's #MeToo response
Read full article: Cannes director defends festival after AdĆØle Haenel slams French film industry's #MeToo responseAfter one of Franceās top actors, AdĆØle Haenel, announced she was quitting a French film industry that she denounced for ācomplacency toward sexual aggressors,ā Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Fremaux rejected her criticisms Monday.
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Review: Forbidden passion smolders in vivid 'Lady on Fire'
Read full article: Review: Forbidden passion smolders in vivid 'Lady on Fire'This image released by Neon shows Nomie Merlant, left, and Adle Haenel in a scene from "Portrait of a Lady on Fire." (Neon via AP)āDo all lovers feel theyāre inventing something?ā asks Heloise, a young woman experiencing romantic passion for the first time. āPortrait of a Lady on Fireā is a story of unexpected passion between two women. Female artists of the time, Sciamma has explained, produced work that hangs in museums around the world ā and yet the outside world knows very little about them. When the mother leaves for an extended trip, the three women ā Marianne, Heloise and maid Sophie ā are left on their own, forming new and surprising bonds that transcend both convention and class.
