Celebrities and film enthusiasts will long remember the César 2020s. Even before the ceremony began, many feminist associations gathered in front of the Salle Pleyel to protest against the 12 nominations of Roman Polanski. Filmmaker accused of rape of minor since 1977 then won the award for best adaptation and best director for his film I accuse and this last coronation quickly set fire to the powder. Outraged, Adèle Haenel decided to leave the 75th César ceremony, followed by the entire cast of the feature film Portrait of a girl on fire. Florence Foresti, who presented the evening, refused to go back on stage …
Sandrine Kiberlain had no choice
As president of this 2020 edition, Sandrine Kiberlain had no choice but to take her place to put an end to this evening. "I am told: 'Florence Foresti refuses to go back on stage. She is locked in her dressing room. You must close the evening.' I said, 'How’s your head going?' And then, well it's true, we had to end this damn evening so I went there. Someone had to … " , did she remember in the columns of the Vanity Fair.
"A ship that sinks"
Still, Sandrine Kiberlain was relieved when Wretched received the César for Best Film, which avoided adding a little more tension in the room. Until the end, she kept smiling despite the difficulty of the exercise : "I saw the evening go off in disaster, like a sinking boat. So, I just said to myself that I was going to do my best."
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