“I will continue, I will not give up”, warns Judith Godrèche the day after her speech

The 51-year-old actress, who filed a complaint against directors Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon, notably for rape, called on the “curious family” of French cinema to “say out loud” the reality of sexist and sexual violence in this environment .

“I am waiting for real measures so that actresses, actors, technicians can work safely.” The day after her speech at the Césars, where she denounced the “level of impunity, denial and privilege” from the world of cinema regarding sexual violence, actress Judith Godrèche calls, in a newspaper interview The Parisianpublished on the evening of Saturday February 24, at “to act” now.

In a packed room Friday evening, the 51-year-old actress, who received a standing ovation, called the “curious family” from French cinema to “say out loud” the reality of sexist and sexual violence in this environment. “I’m talking but I can’t hear you. Where are you?”, she said again. No one had read her speech before she spoke, the actress assures Parisian.

“There is a silence that I experience day by day”

If she says to herself “very touched by the fact that people are standing up”only the next few days will tell “if it is the expression of a common feeling. (…) If it was a gesture which is not anchored in a conviction and a desire for things to change, then nothing will happen”, believes Judith Godrèche. “I don’t need to be covered in whipped cream, to be told that they understand me…”, she said again.

“I want to know what we are going to do now. My point was: ‘And now, let’s act’!”

Judith Godrèche, actress

at the Parisian

“For me, the next step is to surround myself with people and to 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 a way the big family of cinema’continues the actress.

Nowadays, “those who sent me messages can be counted on the fingers of one hand”, she confides to Parisian. “There is a silence that I experience day by day”she continues, before specifying that she “discussed at length” with Justine Triet, Virginie Efira, Mona Achache and 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.