Cannes 2025: Clapologists get it wrong, an acidic Israeli satire is too hot to handle, and Scarlett Johansson serves up schmaltz
The French film festival’s 78th edition was strong if rarely spectacular – but still threw up a few surprises
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What Kim Kardashian and Gerard Depardieu tell us about France’s attitude to gender-based violence
The evidence suggests France still has a way to go. Seven in 10 women say they have experienced sexism in the workplace, according to a survey
Cannes 2025: Tom Cruise’s death-defying wing-walking, and the festival’s ban on an actor accused of assault
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Cannes 2025: DiCaprio pays moving tribute to De Niro, Binoche passes verdict on Depardieu, and I avoid red-carpet nudity
Cannes Diary: French film festival’s opening day contends with news from Gérard Depardieu’s sexual-assault trial
Is this the end for Gérard Depardieu? Polite society in France may argue otherwise
Depardieu’s sexual assault convictions will challenge those intent on finding his dissolution charming
French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexually assaulting two women
Judge says actor seems not to have grasped concept of consent or `traumatic’ impact of his behaviour
Gérard Depardieu verdict: France’s ‘meat grinder’ cultural sector grapples with #MeToo
Depardieu faces an 18-month suspended sentence, €200,000 fine and payment of damages if convicted on May 13th
Gérard Depardieu tells sexual assault trial he grabbed woman by hips to avoid slipping
The French actor had previously denied any physical contact had taken place
Gérard Depardieu appears in court for sexual assault trial
Prosecutors allege assaults against two women took place during filming in 2021
Ludivine Sagnier: ‘This sexy bombshell had nothing to do with who I was. I felt confused’
Hollywood came calling after she starred in Swimming Pool but the actor had other ideas
Peter Sarsgaard: ‘I was around all these professional actors – Jeremy Irons, Gabriel Byrne... They all acted pretty crazy’
The September 5 star broke through with films such as Boys Don’t Cry. His new movie is a taut account of the attack on the 1972 Munich Olympics
The Hollywood stars who cosied up to Vladimir Putin
Actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio were once happy to hang with the Russian leader
Gérard Depardieu charged with rape and sexual assault in France
Authorities have revived a 2018 investigation that was previously dropped due to lack of evidence
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