The producers of Roman Polanski's latest film, 'An Officer and a Spy,' threatened to pull the movie before its world premiere Friday. Here's why:
The move is in response to Lucrezia Martel’s remark that she would not attend the film’s premiere because she did not want to"congratulate" Polanski or offend victims of sexual assault.
As Martel explained at the presser, she has “recognized a lot of humanity in Polanski’s previous films.” Furthermore, she added it's important to include Polanski in competition because "this is the best possible place to go deep on this type of discussion,” saying it's important for festivals to pose these types of questions. like any other film in competition. “If I had any prejudice [toward the film], I would have resigned my duty as the president of the jury.
The #MeToo and Time's Up movements, which shone a light on widespread sexual harassment in the film industry, reignited interest in the Polanski case and led to the filmmaker beingBruckner has clearly picked a side in the debate.
In the interview, Polanski calls the Dreyfus affair “an exceptional story” that had a current edge, given the “upsurge in anti-Semitism.” He notes that a similar case could happen today: “All the ingredients are there for it to happen: false accusations, lousy court proceedings, corrupt judges, and above all ‘social media’ that convict and condemn without a fair trial or a right of appeal.”
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