“I am waiting for real measures so that actresses, actors, technicians can work in safety,” declared Judith Godrèche in an interview with the newspaper Le Parisien.
The day after her speech at the Césars, where she denounced the “level of impunity, denial and privilege” in the cinema world regarding sexual violence, the actress called on Saturday to “act” now
“For me, the next step is to surround myself with people and think about concrete solutions. I will continue, I will not give up. Even if it is very painful, I accept the feeling of betraying in some way the great family of cinema,” she continues.
In a packed room Friday evening, the 51-year-old actress, who received a standing ovation, called on the “curious family” of French cinema to “say out loud” the reality of sexist and sexual violence in this environment. “I speak but I cannot hear you. Where are you?”, she said again.
No one had read this speech before she spoke, she assures the daily. If she says she is “very touched by the fact that people are standing up”, only the next few days will say “if it is the expression of a common feeling. (…) If it was a gesture that was not anchored in a conviction and a desire for things to change, then nothing would happen.” “I don’t need to be covered in whipped cream, to be told that they understand me… I want to know what we’re going to do now. My point was: And now, let’s act!”, she said again. To date, “those who have sent me messages can be counted on the fingers of one hand,” she confides to Le Parisien.
“There is a silence that I experience day by day,” she continues. Before specifying that he had “discussed at length” with Justine Triet, Virginie Efira, Mona Achache and even Thomas Cailley.
Judith Godrèche filed a complaint against directors Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon for sexual and physical violence which dates back to her adolescence. It will also be heard in the Senate on Thursday February 29.
