As Woody Allen attended the Venice Film Festival for the premiere of his new movie Coup de Chance on Monday evening, protesters alongside the crimson carpet loudly chanted “No rape culture!”
In video from the demonstration, protesters are seen being pulled away from the occasion honouring Allen, who was a long time in the past accused of molesting Dylan Farrow, his adopted daughter. Many of the protesters additionally chanted in Italian and handed out papers studying “Turn the spotlight off of rapists.”
Though Allen has remained a controversial determine because the allegations, no prices had been ever filed towards the 87-year-old film director.
Allen attended the pageant and acquired a three-minute standing ovation after the conclusion of his fiftieth movie, Coup de Chance, in line with Variety. The outlet reported that the applause — which is usually longer on the Venice Film Festival — was lower brief as a result of Allen left the room.
Many critics have declared Coup de Chance to be Allen’s biggest movie within the final decade, although evaluations are nonetheless middling.
In a uncommon interview with Variety previous to the Coup de Chance premiere, Allen known as so-called cancel tradition “silly.”
“I feel if you’re going to be cancelled, this is the culture to be cancelled by,” he stated. “I just find that all so silly. I don’t think about it. I don’t know what it means to be cancelled.”
He stated his response to Farrow’s allegations towards him has “always been the same.”
“The situation has been investigated by two people, two major bodies, not people, but two major investigative bodies. And both, after long detailed investigations, concluded there was no merit to these charges,” he continued. “I don’t know what you can do besides having it investigated, which they did so meticulously. One was less than a year and the other one was many months. And they spoke to everybody concerned and, you know, both came to the exact same conclusion.”
Allen stated he has not seen Farrow since she made her allegations towards him, however claimed he’s “always willing.”
Dylan Farrow accused Allen of sexual abuse in 1992 amid a breakup from his then-partner, and her adoptive mom, Mia Farrow. In 2014, Dylan Farrow reasserted her claims that Allen molested her in an attic when she was seven years previous.
Allen went on to marry Soon-Yi Previn, Mia Farrow’s adopted daughter shared together with her ex-husband André Previn. Allen and Soon-Yi are nonetheless married and have two adopted kids of their very own.
Woody Allen with spouse Soon-Yi Previn and daughters Bechet and Manzie in Venice on Sept. 4, 2023.
Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio by way of Getty Images
Alongside Allen, Luc Besson and Roman Polanski had been additionally invited to indicate their work in Venice this yr.
In 2018, Besson was accused of repeated rape by Dutch-Belgian actress Sand Van Roy. His case was dismissed the next yr.
Polanski was charged with illegal sexual activity with a minor, rape by use of medicine and different related prices in 1977. The following yr, he accepted a plea cut price and pleaded responsible to partaking in illegal sexual activity with a minor. He turned a fugitive when he fled England and France earlier than he was formally sentenced.
Coup de Chance is about to be launched in France on Sept. 27.
—
If you or somebody you already know is experiencing abuse or is concerned in an abusive state of affairs, please go to the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime for assist. They are additionally reachable toll-free at 1-877-232-2610.
© 2023 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.