One of the main names in French cinema received a sentence from 18 months in prison This Tuesday (13). Gérard Departeduieu76, was considered Damn by a court of Paris, France.
The case happened in 2021, when the actor harass two women on a set of filming, according to the conviction.
Who is Gérard Depardieu?
As the text of the French newspaper well said, Gérard Depardieu is one of the largest, if not the largest, actors of French cinema . It is known not only in national, but worldwide, having received several awards around the world throughout its career.
Since his debut as an actor in 1965, at the age of 17, he has more than 200 films. In 1996, he received the Legion of Honor, the greatest honor of France, granted to him by then President Jacques Chirac.
Depardieu gained prominence in 1974 after starring “Crazy Hearts” . Since then, there have been dozens of appearances on the French screen and big screen. Some highlights were: “The goat” (1981), “The Count of Monte Cristo” (1988), “Asterix and Obelix against Caesar” (1999) and more.
International recognition came with a lead role in the comedy in English “Green Card – Passport to Love” 1990, role that earned him a golden globe. In the same year, he took the best male performance at the Cannes Film Festival and received an Oscar nomination for “W Yrano de Bergerac ” .
Other international titles in the Departiuu curriculum are: “1492: the conquest of paradise” (1992), “The Iron Mask Man” (1998) and “The holidays of my life” (2006).
National hero
The accusations against the star moved France. Even before the trial, in 2023, the French newspaper “Le Figaro” released a manifesto with title “Do not cancel Gerard Depardieu”, where 50 personalities ask the audience to “not replace the court and allow the film giant to continue playing”.
“Gérard Depardieu is probably the greatest actor. The last sacred monster of cinema. We can no longer remain silent in the face of his lynching, in the face of hatred against his person, without nuances, challenging a presumption of innocence he would have benefited, like everyone, if it weren’t for the cinema giant,” said the manifesto.
Who also spoke out about the situation at the time was the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, saying it was a “Great admirer” of the actor and denounced a “human hunt.”
Even after the formal accusations in 2018, the actor appeared in more than a dozen films and three miniseries.
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With information from Reuters and Caroline Sequin
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