We meet Agnès Jaoui near her refuge, Île Saint-Louis. She has just signed her first film since the death of Jean-Pierre Bacri, in 2021. A film which won honors at the Cannes Festival, out of competition.The object of the crimeit is the story of a troupe which, in the middle of rehearsing theNoce de Figaro
faces sexual assault. The scenario was born from a
« sentiment d’injustice » and a question: “Why are women’s rights always questioned, why this fear of gender equality? »
faces sexual assault. The scenario was born from a
« sentiment d’injustice » and a question: “Why are women’s rights always questioned, why this fear of gender equality? »
To this double question, Agnès Jaoui responds with a comedy that is sure to make people cringe. In the MeToo era, the terrain is undermined. But titillating the contradictions of humankind has never displeased him. However the object of the crime is not an invitation to rekindle the war of the sexes but to dialogue.
This opera singer you play, is that you? His words, his opinion are yours?
Partly, but my character is also inspired by a generation of feminists that preceded mine. Women who are much more uptight than I am, very virulent towards young people and who refuse victimization.
Their
