French feminists interrupted a retrospective of Roman Polanski's films in Paris, accused of sexual harassment.
Hundreds of women took to the streets of Paris and 10 other cities in France last weekend to protest sexual harassment since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke.
The French Association of Feminists has called for a protest in Paris due to a retrospective of the films of the famous French-Polish director Roman Polanski, accused of sexually abusing women.
"For us, it is important that the retrospective be canceled and the cinema send an apology," spokeswoman for the feminist organization Rafaela Remy-Lele told France Press.
The French Cinematheque previously ruled out the possibility of canceling the retrospective, stating that the cultural institution, chaired by the famous director Costa Gavras, is "faithful to its tradition of independence."
"The retrospective of Roman Polanska's films has been planned for a long time. It is about his work, not about him as a person," said the French Minister of Culture Françoise Nisan recently.
At the beginning of the year, under pressure from feminist groups, Polanski (84) gave up on the invitation to host the César ceremony, an award given by the French Academy of Film Arts.
Feminist associations protested against Polanski's accusations that, decades ago, he raped a minor in the US.
The director of the cult productions "Tess", "The Pianist" and "Rosemary's Baby", winner of numerous awards around the world, including the Oscar for best director for "The Pianist", is still being prosecuted by the American judiciary due to accusations that he allegedly raped a minor in 1977.
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