Although cinemas have been closed for a large part of 2020, and are still closed due to the health crisis, the 2021 edition of the Césars will take place. The ceremony will take place at the Olympia on Friday March 12, 2021, and will be broadcast live and unencrypted on Canal + from 9:00 p.m.. This year, the academy has set its sights on Marina Foïs to present the event. Asked about by Sunday Newspaper on March 7, 2021, the Césars mistress of ceremonies confided in her salary.
"It doesn't pay, it's free", launched the actress when she was asked about the motivations that pushed her to accept this role. "It's the love of cinema that makes me want to be there. Making films is what motivates the most, but the Césars are also a great promotion of the 7th art ", she added more seriously, while emphasizing her "very emotional bond with this ceremony". "I watch it every year because I am happy that we are celebrating this French cultural exception which offers richness and diversity ", revealed Marina Foïs, who recently separated from her partner Eric Lartigau.
Marina Foïs: "I didn't feel legitimate"
The actress who turned 51 on January 21, 2021 also revealed why she had never agreed to present the Caesars ceremony until now. "I didn't feel legitimate. I realize how megalomaniac it can sound since it means that I now feel I deserve it!", she explained. "I would really like people to be happy with the evening : not only film professionals, but also those who will watch us on TV " , added Marina Foïs, who is "delighted" to work on this event with Roschdy Zem, the president of the 46th edition of the ceremony.
"I was flattered that I was offered this role of president, I said yes without hesitation. It's a way of thanking the academy for awarding me the Caesar last year," revealed the comedian who had obtained the award for best actor in 2020 for his performance in the film Roubaix, a light. In addition, Roschdy Zem clarified that there will be no no jokes on Roman Polanski during the ceremony because "it would be too heavy". "And if we want to talk about sex crimes, there have been so many other cases since …", added Marina Foïs, obviously referring to to the rape accusations against Gérard Depardieu, and the incest charges against Richard Berry.
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