Brigitte Bardot was treated by emergency services on Wednesday at her home in Saint-Tropez after she began to experience breathing problems. The French actress’ husband, Bernard d’Ormale, confirmed the news to local outlet Val-Matin.
“It was around 9 a.m. when Brigitte had trouble breathing,” d’Ormale told the outlet, speaking in French. “It was harder than usual, but she didn’t lose consciousness. Let’s call it a moment of respiratory distraction. The firefighters arrived, gave her oxygen to breathe, and stayed for a moment to watch her.”
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“It was around 9 a.m. when Brigitte had trouble breathing,” d’Ormale told the outlet, speaking in French. “It was harder than usual, but she didn’t lose consciousness. Let’s call it a moment of respiratory distraction. The firefighters arrived, gave her oxygen to breathe, and stayed for a moment to watch her.”
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- 7/20/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Dutch actress Sand Van Roy made a statement at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival with body art, giving out a #MeToo message.
Van Roy sued French director Luc Besson for rape in 2018 but the case was ultimately dropped by prosecutors. The actress, who had a starring role in Besson's "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets", walked the red carpet at the gala here on Sunday, reports deadline.com.
She stepped in front of the cameras for an event honouring French actor Alain Delon and revealed a large temporary tattoo on her back that read: "Stop Violence Against Women", along with the #MeToo movement symbol.
The festival has faced criticism for its decision to give Delon an honorary Palme d'Or after he previously talked about slapping women, opposing adoption for same-sex couples and showing support for far right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen.
Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux recently defended the...
Van Roy sued French director Luc Besson for rape in 2018 but the case was ultimately dropped by prosecutors. The actress, who had a starring role in Besson's "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets", walked the red carpet at the gala here on Sunday, reports deadline.com.
She stepped in front of the cameras for an event honouring French actor Alain Delon and revealed a large temporary tattoo on her back that read: "Stop Violence Against Women", along with the #MeToo movement symbol.
The festival has faced criticism for its decision to give Delon an honorary Palme d'Or after he previously talked about slapping women, opposing adoption for same-sex couples and showing support for far right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen.
Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux recently defended the...
- 5/20/2019
- GlamSham
Dutch actress Sand Van Roy made a statement at the Cannes Film Festival with body art.
Van Roy sued French director Luc Besson for rape in 2018 but the case was ultimately dropped by prosecutors. The actress, who had a starring role in Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, walked the red carpet Sunday with a #MeToo message.
She stepped in front of the cameras for an event honoring French actor Alain Delon and revealed a large temporary tattoo on her back that read “Stop Violence Against Women,” along with the #MeToo movement symbol.
The festival has faced criticism for its decision to give Delon an honorary Palme d’Or after he previously talked about slapping women, opposing adoption for same-sex couples and showing support for far right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen.
Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux recently defended the fest’s decision to present Delon with the award saying,...
Van Roy sued French director Luc Besson for rape in 2018 but the case was ultimately dropped by prosecutors. The actress, who had a starring role in Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, walked the red carpet Sunday with a #MeToo message.
She stepped in front of the cameras for an event honoring French actor Alain Delon and revealed a large temporary tattoo on her back that read “Stop Violence Against Women,” along with the #MeToo movement symbol.
The festival has faced criticism for its decision to give Delon an honorary Palme d’Or after he previously talked about slapping women, opposing adoption for same-sex couples and showing support for far right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen.
Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux recently defended the fest’s decision to present Delon with the award saying,...
- 5/19/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
“We’re not going to give the Nobel Peace Prize to Delon,” said Fremaux.
In his pre-festival press conference, Cannes Film Festival general delegate Thierry Frémaux staunchly defended the event’s efforts to achieve gender equality and the awarding this year of an honorary Palme d’Or to controversial actor Alain Delon.
“I want to say that Cannes is always criticised – they [the press] ask Cannes to do things they don’t ask other festivals to do,” commented Frémaux. “[On] social issues, societal matters, the Cannes festival has to be perfect.”
Frémaux defended the festival’s decision to award Delon an honorary Palme...
In his pre-festival press conference, Cannes Film Festival general delegate Thierry Frémaux staunchly defended the event’s efforts to achieve gender equality and the awarding this year of an honorary Palme d’Or to controversial actor Alain Delon.
“I want to say that Cannes is always criticised – they [the press] ask Cannes to do things they don’t ask other festivals to do,” commented Frémaux. “[On] social issues, societal matters, the Cannes festival has to be perfect.”
Frémaux defended the festival’s decision to award Delon an honorary Palme...
- 5/13/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
“We’re not going to give the Nobel Peace Prize to Delon,” said Fremaux
In his pre-festival press conference, Cannes Film Festival general delegate Thierry Frémaux staunchly defended the event’s efforts to achieve gender equality and the awarding this year of an honorary Palme d’Or to controversial actor Alain Delon.
“I want to say that Cannes is always criticised – they [the press] ask Cannes to do things they don’t ask other festivals to do,” commented Frémaux. “[On] social issues, societal matters, the Cannes festival has to be perfect.”
Frémaux defended the festival’s decision to award Delon an honorary Palme...
In his pre-festival press conference, Cannes Film Festival general delegate Thierry Frémaux staunchly defended the event’s efforts to achieve gender equality and the awarding this year of an honorary Palme d’Or to controversial actor Alain Delon.
“I want to say that Cannes is always criticised – they [the press] ask Cannes to do things they don’t ask other festivals to do,” commented Frémaux. “[On] social issues, societal matters, the Cannes festival has to be perfect.”
Frémaux defended the festival’s decision to award Delon an honorary Palme...
- 5/13/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
The Cannes Film Festival doesn’t officially kick off until tomorrow, but controversy is already brewing here on the Croisette. This Sunday, the festival will pay tribute to veteran French actor Alain Delon with an honorary Palme d’Or, a move that has drawn rebuke from women’s groups and has inspired a Care2 petition given previous incendiary comments made by the Purple Noon star. That includes having talked about slapping women, opposing adoption for same-sex couples and showing support for the politics of the far right Jean-Marie Le Pen. Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux today defended the fest’s decision to present Delon with the award saying, “We are not going to give Alain Delon the Nobel Peace Prize. We’re giving him a Palme d’Or for his career as an actor.”
Frémaux said the fest would honor Delon the actor with “100% enthusiasm.” He expanded that Delon “has said...
Frémaux said the fest would honor Delon the actor with “100% enthusiasm.” He expanded that Delon “has said...
- 5/13/2019
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Thierry Fremaux, the artistic director of the Cannes Film Festival, defended the decision to give controversial actor Alain Delon an honorary Palme d’Or during a sometimes testy press conference on Monday.
“We’re not giving Alain Delon the Nobel Peace Prize,” a visibly frustrated Fremaux said, drawing some laughter.
The move to recognize Delon, the star of “Le Samouraï” and “The Leopard,” has been criticized by women’s rights advocates such as Women and Hollywood founder Melissa Silverstein. They object to comments that Delon made in which he admitted to slapping women, opposed the adoption of children by same-sex parents and expressed sympathy with far right politicians.
Fremaux stressed that the festival was “honoring Delon as an artist” and was “paying tribute to his accomplishments in the film industry which have nothing to do with his political opinions or his friendship with Jean-Marie Le Pen.
“Delon is free to...
“We’re not giving Alain Delon the Nobel Peace Prize,” a visibly frustrated Fremaux said, drawing some laughter.
The move to recognize Delon, the star of “Le Samouraï” and “The Leopard,” has been criticized by women’s rights advocates such as Women and Hollywood founder Melissa Silverstein. They object to comments that Delon made in which he admitted to slapping women, opposed the adoption of children by same-sex parents and expressed sympathy with far right politicians.
Fremaux stressed that the festival was “honoring Delon as an artist” and was “paying tribute to his accomplishments in the film industry which have nothing to do with his political opinions or his friendship with Jean-Marie Le Pen.
“Delon is free to...
- 5/13/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The Cannes Film Festival is going forward with its decision to award an honorary Palme d’Or to Alain Delon despite criticism from the U.S. organization Women and Hollywood over comments that the veteran French actor has made about slapping women, opposing the adoption of children by same-sex parents and supporting the rise of the far right in France.
Following Cannes’ April 17 announcement of the honor, Women and Hollywood founder Melissa Silverstein said she was “extremely disappointed” that Cannes would honor someone who held such “abhorrent values.” In a tweet, Silverstein said Delon “has publicly admitted to slapping women. He has aligned himself with the racist and anti-Semitic National Front. He has claimed that being gay is ‘against nature.’ The Cannes Film Festival has committed itself to diversity and inclusion. By honoring Mr. Delon, Cannes is honoring these abhorrent values.”
Cannes told Variety that it was “honoring Alain Delon...
Following Cannes’ April 17 announcement of the honor, Women and Hollywood founder Melissa Silverstein said she was “extremely disappointed” that Cannes would honor someone who held such “abhorrent values.” In a tweet, Silverstein said Delon “has publicly admitted to slapping women. He has aligned himself with the racist and anti-Semitic National Front. He has claimed that being gay is ‘against nature.’ The Cannes Film Festival has committed itself to diversity and inclusion. By honoring Mr. Delon, Cannes is honoring these abhorrent values.”
Cannes told Variety that it was “honoring Alain Delon...
- 5/6/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
On Sunday's Last Week Tonight, John Oliver pleaded with French voters not to "fuck up" and elect their own President Trump in the country's upcoming election.
The first round of France's presidential election begins next Sunday, and the comedian echoed the grave sentiments of many political commentators: "It is not an exaggeration to say that, post-Brexit and with a wave of far-right populism sweeping Europe, the fate of the EU may hang on this election," he warned. "Multiple candidates support a French Brexit, and the consequences of that would be steep.
The first round of France's presidential election begins next Sunday, and the comedian echoed the grave sentiments of many political commentators: "It is not an exaggeration to say that, post-Brexit and with a wave of far-right populism sweeping Europe, the fate of the EU may hang on this election," he warned. "Multiple candidates support a French Brexit, and the consequences of that would be steep.
- 4/17/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Hillary Clinton will deliver a major speech on Thursday highlighting Donald Trump's ties to the "alt-right," a political movement embraced by white nationalists, neo-Nazis and anti-Semites. Previewing her speech on CNN Wednesday night, Clinton said of Trump, "He is taking a hate movement mainstream. He's bringing it to our communities and our country." So what is the alt-right movement anyway? Here are five things you should know. 1. The Washington Post defines the alt-right as "a largely online movement of right-wing ideologies that presents itself as an alternative to mainstream conservatives."Richard Spencer, founder of the website Alternative Right, told the Post,...
- 8/25/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Hillary Clinton will deliver a major speech on Thursday highlighting Donald Trump's ties to the "alt-right," a political movement embraced by white nationalists, neo-Nazis and anti-Semites. Previewing her speech on CNN Wednesday night, Clinton said of Trump, "He is taking a hate movement mainstream. He's bringing it to our communities and our country." So what is the alt-right movement anyway? Here are five things you should know. 1. The Washington Post defines the alt-right as "a largely online movement of right-wing ideologies that presents itself as an alternative to mainstream conservatives."Richard Spencer, founder of the website Alternative Right, told the Post,...
- 8/25/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
A ripple effect from the terror attacks in Paris on Sunday should send a chill through anyone concerned with the rise of extremism: The far-right wing National Front party won sweeping gains in regional elections in France, surprising even themselves by the margin of their success. The party founded by avowed anti-immigrant, ultra-nationalist Jean-Marie Le Pen — the man who famously called the Nazi gas chambers “a detail” of history — has grown and taken root as a family affair. His daughter Marine Le Pen won 41 percent of the vote in the northern region, and his 25-year-old granddaughter Marion Marechal...
- 12/7/2015
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
★★★★☆ As the name would suggest, Toronto's Platform strand offers up-and-coming filmmakers a springboard from which to showcase their work on the world stage. The singularly named writer-director Diastème brings his devastating second feature French Blood (2015) to the festival from his native France, a country he considers overwhelmed by hatred and violence. A self-proclaimed humanist, his unflinching and at times brutally violent, depiction of skinheads and neo-Nazism is far from comfortable viewing. However, its shock value is superseded by a message of redemption, embodied by protagonist Marco (Alban Lenoir) whose beliefs are probed by the magnifying glass of Diastème's camera.
Through his experiences we witness the rise of Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front from its thuggish beginnings to so-called legitimacy as a major force in French politics, perennially divisive and divided. Marco eventually jumps ship, acknowledging the errors of his youthful misdemeanours. Eschewing the monochrome of films like La Haine...
Through his experiences we witness the rise of Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front from its thuggish beginnings to so-called legitimacy as a major force in French politics, perennially divisive and divided. Marco eventually jumps ship, acknowledging the errors of his youthful misdemeanours. Eschewing the monochrome of films like La Haine...
- 9/14/2015
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
The actress and singer on protest, politics, playing the Barbican and resisting the odd cigarette…
You're about to play at the Barbican. Is it a bit of a homecoming gig?
Yes, I'm very excited and nervous. It's lovely to sing in England again and the Barbican is like a home from home. But mainly, my mission is to keep the poetry of Serge [Gainsbourg] alive. Serge would be frightfully thrilled if he knew we were still singing his songs 22 years after he died. I'll take a break after this tour but I'll never stop singing them. It's such a joy, even though most of the songs in this show were written after we separated.
It must be a strange feeling, singing about heartbreak…
… Which I'd inflicted! Yes. We made an odd duo in the recording studio back then: Serge crying on one side of the glass and me on the other,...
You're about to play at the Barbican. Is it a bit of a homecoming gig?
Yes, I'm very excited and nervous. It's lovely to sing in England again and the Barbican is like a home from home. But mainly, my mission is to keep the poetry of Serge [Gainsbourg] alive. Serge would be frightfully thrilled if he knew we were still singing his songs 22 years after he died. I'll take a break after this tour but I'll never stop singing them. It's such a joy, even though most of the songs in this show were written after we separated.
It must be a strange feeling, singing about heartbreak…
… Which I'd inflicted! Yes. We made an odd duo in the recording studio back then: Serge crying on one side of the glass and me on the other,...
- 10/26/2013
- by Michael Hogan
- The Guardian - Film News
Harvey Weinstein said Hollywood filmmakers "can’t shirk our responsibility" for depicting violence in popular movies, while insisting that the real lesson of last week’s shootings in Aurora, Colorado, is the need for U.S. politicians to take a stand and regulate access to firearms.
"If we don’t get gun-control laws in this country, we are full of beans," the Oscar-winning producer told The Huffington Post by phone from Paris. "To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States of America is pathetic. And I agree with Mayor Michael Bloomberg: it’s time to put up or shut up about gun control for both parties. Mitt Romney better outline where he stands, and people know that I’m a firm supporter of the president and I believe he’s got to do the same."
Weinstein, who is set co-host a fundraiser for Barack Obama in Greenwich,...
"If we don’t get gun-control laws in this country, we are full of beans," the Oscar-winning producer told The Huffington Post by phone from Paris. "To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States of America is pathetic. And I agree with Mayor Michael Bloomberg: it’s time to put up or shut up about gun control for both parties. Mitt Romney better outline where he stands, and people know that I’m a firm supporter of the president and I believe he’s got to do the same."
Weinstein, who is set co-host a fundraiser for Barack Obama in Greenwich,...
- 7/26/2012
- by Michael Hogan
- Huffington Post
Paris -- French right-wing politician Jean-Marie Le Pen has spoken out against Madonna after the pop star compared his daughter Marine, who was a candidate in the recent French presidential election, to Adolf Hitler. A video that featured Le Pen with a swastika covering her face was broadcast on a huge screen during a recent Tel Aviv concert during Madonna’s performance of “Nobody Knows Me.” Faces of other global political and religious figures, including Pope Benedict, Sarah Palin and Hu Jintao, also appear in the video. Marine Le Pen warned, "If she does that in France, we'll be waiting for her.
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- 6/7/2012
- by Rebecca Leffler
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Madonna managed to piss off the French ... all the way from Israel ... when she slapped a swastika on the face of a prominent French leader during a recent concert ... and now a lawsuit looms.During her show in Tel Aviv last week, the face of National Front leader Marine Le Pen showed up briefly on a video screen with a swastika on her forehead. Le Pen, is now considering legal action over the stunt. She told the Daily Mail,...
- 6/4/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The only reason you wouldn't expect "Napoleon" and "Harvey Weinstein" to appear in the same sentence is that Harvey Weinstein isn't short. But last night, at the French Embassy in New York, the two fearsome names were yoked together not as a comment on aggression, but to induct Weinstein into the illustrious Legion D'Honneur, which was founded by the diminutive conqueror in 1802.
Weinstein expressed gratitude to his inspirations, mentors and collaborators in his acceptance speech; he had especially warm words for his 86-year-old mother, Miriam (partial namesake of Miramax Films) and director Quentin Tarantino. He also used the platform to commend France for its stringent anti-piracy legislation and to support anti-bullying legislation, before concluding the speech with an exhortation to "get drunk."
The guests at the Embassy party included New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson, 'Top Chef' host Padma Lakshmi and billionaire investors George Soros, Pete Peterson and Stephen Schwarzman.
Weinstein expressed gratitude to his inspirations, mentors and collaborators in his acceptance speech; he had especially warm words for his 86-year-old mother, Miriam (partial namesake of Miramax Films) and director Quentin Tarantino. He also used the platform to commend France for its stringent anti-piracy legislation and to support anti-bullying legislation, before concluding the speech with an exhortation to "get drunk."
The guests at the Embassy party included New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson, 'Top Chef' host Padma Lakshmi and billionaire investors George Soros, Pete Peterson and Stephen Schwarzman.
- 5/1/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
"As the annual Rendez-Vous With French Cinema series begins in New York City [today] with a screening of the blockbuster Intouchables, France's film industry is jubilant," begins Stephen Holden in the New York Times, and of course, what he's referring to first is the nearly absolute domination of The Artist throughout the just-passed awards season. Secondly, he's referring to the opening night film, "an interracial buddy comedy that has grossed nearly $240 million. It is now the second-highest-grossing French movie ever (behind Welcome to the Sticks). It's also "a crass escapist comedy that feels like a Gallic throwback to an 80s Eddie Murphy movie."
Variety's Jill Goldsmith reports that, just in time for the Us premiere, Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the xenophobic National Front party has said, "'It would be a disaster if France were to find itself in the same situation' as the wealthy crippled Frenchman...
"As the annual Rendez-Vous With French Cinema series begins in New York City [today] with a screening of the blockbuster Intouchables, France's film industry is jubilant," begins Stephen Holden in the New York Times, and of course, what he's referring to first is the nearly absolute domination of The Artist throughout the just-passed awards season. Secondly, he's referring to the opening night film, "an interracial buddy comedy that has grossed nearly $240 million. It is now the second-highest-grossing French movie ever (behind Welcome to the Sticks). It's also "a crass escapist comedy that feels like a Gallic throwback to an 80s Eddie Murphy movie."
Variety's Jill Goldsmith reports that, just in time for the Us premiere, Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the xenophobic National Front party has said, "'It would be a disaster if France were to find itself in the same situation' as the wealthy crippled Frenchman...
- 3/3/2012
- MUBI
Harvey Weinstein just got a little touchy over comments made about his company's film "The Intouchables." Weinstein lashed out at Jean-Marie Le Pen, the former president of France's right-wing National Front party, over statements that Le Pen recently made on France 3's "National French Journal," calling his statements "repulsive" and "bigoted." Also read: Teen's Petition Makes 165,000 People Angry About MPAA's 'Bully' Rating “It's not a surprise to hear such an intolerant statement from the man who founded and was president of the extreme-right, xenophobic, racist National Front party," Weinstein said. "Le Pen...
- 3/1/2012
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Harvey Weinstein has denounced French right wing politician Jean-Marie Le Pen over comments Le Pen made about blockbuster The Intouchables, which The Weinstein Co. is releasing in the U.S. Weinstein — fresh off his Oscar wins for another French film, The Artist—said Le Pen’s attack on the film was “repulsive” and represented “a bigoted world view.” Photos: Oscars 2012 Executives Red Carpet Arrivals During a recent TV appearance on French public TV network France 3, Le Pen attacked Intouchables, calling Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache’s film a manifestation of France’s progression toward an ethnically diverse state. The
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- 3/1/2012
- by Rebecca Leffler , Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Getty French President Nicolas Sarkozy
Call it bad timing. As the evolving Dominique Strauss-Kahn Affair continues to eclipse Cannes Festival prime-time coverage on the French nightly news, the long-awaited biopic on President Nicolas Sarkozy, by French director Xavier Durringer was met with amused chuckles but tepid applause at this morning’s world-premiere screening.
Hyped as the first biopic ever shown while a President is serving office, actor Denis Podalydes is remarkably convincing mimic of Sarko’s unstoppable Duracell rabbit image,...
Call it bad timing. As the evolving Dominique Strauss-Kahn Affair continues to eclipse Cannes Festival prime-time coverage on the French nightly news, the long-awaited biopic on President Nicolas Sarkozy, by French director Xavier Durringer was met with amused chuckles but tepid applause at this morning’s world-premiere screening.
Hyped as the first biopic ever shown while a President is serving office, actor Denis Podalydes is remarkably convincing mimic of Sarko’s unstoppable Duracell rabbit image,...
- 5/18/2011
- by Lanie Goodman
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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