Despite Judith Godrèche’s complaint, the release of the new Jacques Doillon is maintained
His film addresses premature sexual assaults committed in the playground of a primary school on a little girl in CE2 school.
The release of CE2latest project of Jacques Doillonis at the heart of speculation since its director was targeted by an investigation for rape of a minor, following a complaint from Judith Godreche. CE2 will not be renewed, despite the accusations made. The actress revealed the ordeal she experienced on the set of The fifteen year old girl (1989)…
“On the set, it was amazing. He hired an actor, we started filming and he fired him. And he put himself in place. And then all of a sudden he decides that there is a love scene, a sex scene between him and me.”she declared on France Inter.
This revelation comes a few days after the complaint filed against Benoît Jacquot, 25 years her senior, with whom the actress had an unhealthy relationship. It would have started when the young actress was only 14 years old.
“Hearing her testimony is important, because the members of the delegation are working to ensure that the situations of violence against minors that she describes no longer happen and are punished.“, indicated on Public Senate Dominique Vérienpresident of the delegation.
At the age of 79, Jacques Doillon has around thirty feature films to his credit. Following the revelations of Judith Godrecheother actresses joined in the denunciations against the director. Isild Le Besco And Anna Mouglalis revealed that they had been excluded from certain projects for having “refused to sleep with him“, the second would have been “kissed by force“. The filmmaker responded to the accusations via a press release, published by Agence France-Presse, where he denounces the “arbitrary denunciations, false accusations and lies“.
The explosion of these statements does not seem powerful enough to cancel the release of the main accused’s latest film. Here are the producer’s explanations:
“After consultation with all the partners who supported the initiative and carried out the production of the film CE2written and directed by Jacques Doillon, we have decided to confirm its release date, scheduled in France for March 27, 2024, indicates the producer Bruno Pesery in a press release sent to AFP.
“It is important to us that this decision is not received as an expression of deafness or indifference with regard to the accusations made against its author: they are serious, we have taken stock of this from the first hourcontinues the boss of Arena Films, believing that it is not possible to adapt the release of a film “to a judicial calendar“.
The irony involves a film that addresses premature sexual assault, set in an elementary school playground about a little girl in second grade. The production house justifies its decision by the teamwork which allowed the film to see the light of day, “whether actors, technicians, service providers, producers, distributors, press officers or exhibitors“.
Judith Godreche will be heard for his complaints on Thursday February 29 at 9 a.m. by the Senate women’s rights delegation.
Judith Godrèche filed a complaint against Benoît Jacquot and accuses Jacques Doillon of sexual abuse
