Paris Screening Of Roman Polanski’s ‘An Officer And A Spy’ Shut Down By Protesters

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A group of about 40 protesters blocked the entrance to a premiere of Roman Polanski’s An Officer And A Spy (J’Accuse) on Tuesday night in Paris, ultimately resulting in the screening’s cancellation…

by a French photographer, Valentine Monnier, of raping her at his Swiss chalet in 1975. He has denied the allegations through his attorney. The Oscar winner has been living in France since fleeing the U.S. in 1978 before sentencing after pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl., is due for French release today via Gaumont. The protesters on Tuesday night reportedly called for a boycott of the film.

Also on Tuesday, though without mentioning Polanski by name, French film industry association, ARP, released a statement saying it “strongly supports all victims of moral and sexual violence” and that it “must take into account that our professions, by the power they confer, can open the door to reprehensible excesses.”

The statement continued, that ARP “will propose to the next board of directors that, henceforth, any member found guilty of a sexual offense be excluded and that any member indicted for the same reason be suspended.” Polanski is currently a member of the organization.

 

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