Forever Young (2022 film) explained

Forever Young
Director:Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Producer:Alexandra Henochsberg
Starring:Nadia Tereszkiewicz
Louis Garrel
Micha Lescot
Cinematography:Julien Poupard
Editing:Anne Weil
Production Companies:
Distributor:Ad Vitam Distribution
Runtime:125 minutes
Country:France
Italy
Language:French
Gross:$1.9 million[1]

Forever Young (French: '''Les Amandiers''') is a 2022 French-Italian comedy-drama film directed by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. It is a semi-autobiographical account of Tedeschi's experiences as a young actress in the 1980s.[2]

Plot

Set in the late 1980s, the film follows a group of young actors who enter into Les Amandiers, the prestigious acting school founded by Patrice Chéreau and Pierre Romans.[3] Over the course of a few months, these young people form new friendships, discover the realities of love and come of age, all set to the backdrop of a changing culture.[4]

Cast

Controversy

In November 2022, the newspaper Le Parisien reported that Sofiane Bennacer, the male star of the film, had been indicted in October for sexual and physical abuse against multiple women.[5] In response, the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma chose to remove Bennacer from their annual Revelations List,[6] and multiple cinemas cancelled their screenings of the film.[7] [8] The women also denounced the director Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, alleging that she had created an atmosphere of omertà on the set of the film. Bruni Tedeschi admitted to being aware of the rumors surrounding Bennacer, but decided to give him the part anyway.[9] [10] [11] [12]

Bennacer denied the allegations of abuse, posting a message on his Instagram account: "Does the presumption of innocence still exist? Or are we in a state of lawlessness, a state where a simple baseless accusation can destroy someone's life?" Bruni Tedeschi, who at the time was Bennacer's partner, denounced the allegations as a "media lynching."[13] Carla Bruni, the younger sister of Bruni Tedeschi, also denounced the allegations on the grounds of "presumption of innocence."[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Forever Young (2022). Box Office Mojo.
  2. Web site: LES AMANDIERS - Festival de Cannes 2023 .
  3. Web site: Zilko . Christian . 'Forever Young' First Look: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Makes a Splash at Cannes with '80s Coming-of-Age Story . Indiewire . 22 May 2022 . Indiewire . 22 November 2022.
  4. Web site: Les Amandiers . AlloCine.
  5. Web site: Décugis . Jean-Michel . Tabet . Marie-Christine . L’acteur Sofiane Bennacer mis en examen pour viols et violences sur des ex-conjointes . . "The actor Sofiane Bennacer indicted for rape and violence against his ex-partners" . 20 May 2023 . fr . 22 November 2022.
  6. Web site: Goodfellow . Melanie . French Césars Remove Actor From 2023 Revelations List Following Sexual Assault Allegations . Deadline . 20 May 2023 . 23 November 2022.
  7. Web site: Couston . Jérémie . "Les Amandiers" déprogrammé d’un cinéma : "On ne peut plus montrer le film de manière anodine" . "Forever Young cancelled from a cinema: One cannot show this film in an anodyne manner" . . 20 May 2023 . fr . 25 November 2022.
  8. Web site: Onana . Sandra . Déprogrammation des "Amandiers" : "Qu’on le veuille ou non, le film est entré dans le débat public" . "Whoever wants it or not, the film has entered the public debate" . . 20 May 2023 . fr.
  9. Web site: Leray . Cassandre . "J’ai clairement dit non et il le faisait quand même" : trois femmes accusent l’acteur Sofiane Bennacer de viols et de violences . "I clearly said no and to him it was all the same: three women accuse the actor Sofiane Bennacer of rape and violence" . . 20 May 2023 . fr.
  10. Web site: Vicente . Álex . Valeria Bruni Tedeschi: "Lamento haber rodado mi película, ninguna obra vale este sufrimiento" . . "Valeria Bruni Tedeschi: I regret having shot my film, no work of art deserves this suffering" . 20 May 2023 . es . 19 May 2023.
  11. Web site: Keslassy . Elsa . Sofiane Bennacer, French Actor of Cannes Competition Title ‘Forever Young,’ Indicted on Rape Charges, Removed From Cesar Awards Shortlist . . 20 May 2023 . 25 November 2022.
  12. Web site: Chollet . Mona . 'Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi did not stop to analyze the power games that were playing out in her school' . . 20 May 2023 . en . 3 December 2022.
  13. Web site: Dryef . Zineb . Fabre . Clarisse . Rof . Gilles . Stey . Nathalie . L’affaire Sofiane Bennacer embarrasse le cinéma français . "The Sofiane Bennacer affair is an embarrassment to French cinema . . 20 May 2023 . fr . 26 November 2022.
  14. Web site: Bremner . Charles . Carla Bruni defends actor banned from César film awards amid rape claims . . 20 May 2023 . en . 20 May 2023.

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