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| 'An insult to women': Roman Polanski retrospective causes outrage | 'An insult to women': Roman Polanski retrospective causes outrage |
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| French feminists have voiced outrage over a planned retrospective of the films of director Roman Polanski, who has been accused of several sexual assaults, calling it “an insult” to women following the Harvey Weinstein scandal. | French feminists have voiced outrage over a planned retrospective of the films of director Roman Polanski, who has been accused of several sexual assaults, calling it “an insult” to women following the Harvey Weinstein scandal. |
| The retrospective is being organised by the Cinémathèque Française, a major Paris-based film archive that is partly funded by the state. | The retrospective is being organised by the Cinémathèque Française, a major Paris-based film archive that is partly funded by the state. |
| Polanski, who is wanted in the United States for having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977, is scheduled to attend the opening on Monday. | Polanski, who is wanted in the United States for having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977, is scheduled to attend the opening on Monday. |
| In a petition calling for the event to be cancelled, activist Laure Salmona said it was “indecent” to honour Polanski at a time when women are beginning to open up about sexual abuse and harassment in the wake of the allegations that toppled Hollywood producer Weinstein. | In a petition calling for the event to be cancelled, activist Laure Salmona said it was “indecent” to honour Polanski at a time when women are beginning to open up about sexual abuse and harassment in the wake of the allegations that toppled Hollywood producer Weinstein. |
| “It’s an insult to all the women who mobilised around the #MeToo and #BalanceTonPorc (Expose the pig) hashtags,” she wrote. | “It’s an insult to all the women who mobilised around the #MeToo and #BalanceTonPorc (Expose the pig) hashtags,” she wrote. |
| The petition on the Change.org websitehad been signed by more than 20,000 people by Friday. | The petition on the Change.org websitehad been signed by more than 20,000 people by Friday. |
| The Cinémathèque, which is headed by the Greek-French director Costa-Gavras, has ruled out pulling the retrospective, saying it does not intend to “take the place of the justice system”. | The Cinémathèque, which is headed by the Greek-French director Costa-Gavras, has ruled out pulling the retrospective, saying it does not intend to “take the place of the justice system”. |
| Polanski has been a fugitive from the US justice system for four decades. | Polanski has been a fugitive from the US justice system for four decades. |
| He pleaded guilty in 1977 to having unlawful sex with Samantha Geimer – who was aged 13 at the time – but fled the US before he could be sentenced. | He pleaded guilty in 1977 to having unlawful sex with Samantha Geimer – who was aged 13 at the time – but fled the US before he could be sentenced. |
| All attempts to have him extradited back to the US to face justice have failed. | All attempts to have him extradited back to the US to face justice have failed. |
| Earlier this month Swiss prosecutors confirmed they were investigating new rape allegations against Polanski made by a woman who said he assaulted her in a resort in the Swiss Alps in 1972. | Earlier this month Swiss prosecutors confirmed they were investigating new rape allegations against Polanski made by a woman who said he assaulted her in a resort in the Swiss Alps in 1972. |
| The new claims bring to at least four the number of women who have publicly accused him of sexual assault. | The new claims bring to at least four the number of women who have publicly accused him of sexual assault. |
| A feminist association has called for a protest outside the Cinémathèque during Polanski’s appearance on Monday. | A feminist association has called for a protest outside the Cinémathèque during Polanski’s appearance on Monday. |
| In January, the director was forced to pull out of presiding over the “French Oscars” – the Cesars – after feminist groups called for the awards to be boycotted. | In January, the director was forced to pull out of presiding over the “French Oscars” – the Cesars – after feminist groups called for the awards to be boycotted. |
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