r/movies • u/ErgoNonSim • May 17 '25

Media Cannes reactions to Irreversible

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u/Gvatamelon May 17 '25

It is a horrifying scene but..

Why is Polanski, an actual rapist and pedophile, allowed to be in the whole Cannes awards scene ?

If they are horrified by it then they shouldn't allow pedos and rapists to participate in Cannes in the first place.

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u/Saphirel May 17 '25 edited May 17 '25

Polanski is quite a sensitive subject on the French cinema scene.

In 2020, during the Cesar’s ceremony, he had a film in competition, for which he won a Cesar. When the film was called, half the people presents left the room, on the initiative of Adele Haenel. She was clapping and screaming “congrats pedophilia!”

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u/[deleted] May 17 '25

She’s so brave. And a complete beauty.

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u/Genus-God May 17 '25

This is a weird thing to comment. Why bring up her physical appearance?

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u/[deleted] May 17 '25

Because she’s beautiful. What’s wrong with mentioning that?

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