At Cannes, a #MeToo upheaval up and down the Croisette
CANNES, France (AP) — Fifty years after filmmakers shut down the Cannes Film Festival, the prestigious Cote d'Azur extravaganza was again shook by upheaval.
From the start to the finish, the 71st Cannes was dominated by protest and petition for gender equality, culminating in the extraordinary sight at the festival's closing ceremony Saturday of Italian filmmaker and Harvey Weinstein accuser Asia Argento vowing justice for sexual predators in the film industry.
"You know who you are," Argento told the audience. "But more importantly, we know who you are. And we're not going to allow you to get away with it any longer.