The #MeToo movement has been shaking the film industry for several months. Invited on the set of C l’hebdo this June 8, Jacques Weber spoke about his past behavior towards women, in the era of the #MeToo movement.
The director expressed remorse over his past mistakes and called for collective introspection.
Jacques Weber returns to his inappropriate behavior towards women
An emblematic figure of French cinema, Jacques Weber was one of the guests on the show C l’hebdo, this Saturday June 8 on France 5. In the midst of the #MeToo movement in the world of cinema, the actor spoke about his behavior past, inappropriate and rude. He spoke of his desire to face his mistakes, and called on his male colleagues to do the same.
The actor and director admitted to having been “a crude and heavy flirt“Jacques Weber deplores this past behavior today.”We, men, must also recognize that we have had questionable attitudes : I was a coarse, heavy flirtit happened to me, we were all like that for years” he confessed.
photo credit: France 5 Jacques Weber recognized inappropriate and heavy behavior towards women in the past
The world of cinema facing the #MeToo movement
After Hollywood, French cinema is facing a #MeToo wave. Many personalities and employees of this industry provide moving testimonies. Recently, actresses have accused and filed complaints against men in the industry for sexual or psychological violence. Jacques Weber recognized his own faults and spoke of the “perverse effects and excesses” which characterize this environment.
Jacques Weber also admitted to having signed the column in defense of Depardieu, which caused controversy. “As a reflex of friendship, I hastily signed, without inquiring, yes I signed forgetting the victims and the fate of thousands of women in the world who suffer from a state of affairs accepted for too long“, he declared. The actor returned to this signature, which he describes today as “additional rape“.
Jacques Weber insists on the need to question oneself
On the subject of Gérard Depardieu, the guest of France 5 expressed his remorse and the need to recognize his mistakes today. “Everyone laughed at Gérard’s bullshit“, he confided, before emphasizing the complicity very present in this environment. Jacques Weber called on his colleagues in the cinema to take their
responsibilities and to question oneself.
According to him, it is necessary to offer a secure environment for all and respectful of all, in the Seventh art.
