https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France's biggest film event, the Césars, will kick off on Friday without award nominee (and convicted child rapist) Roman Polanski and without its board - who resigned en masse two weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200228/csars-why-has-the-entire-board-of-the-french-oscars-resigned-two-weeks-before-the-ceremony Fri, 28 Feb 2020 11:15:55 +0100 csars-why-has-the-entire-board-of-the-french-oscars-resigned-two-weeks-before-the-ceremony Roman Polanski may sue the French newspaper that published accusations he raped a former actress in the 1970s, his lawyer said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191110/french-director-may-sue-over-new-rape-claim Sun, 10 Nov 2019 15:18:48 +0100 french-director-may-sue-over-new-rape-claim A Frenchwoman on Friday accused Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski, whose new film on the persecution of French Jewish army officer Alfred Dreyfus premieres next week, of raping her in a Swiss ski resort when she was a teenager. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191109/new-woman-accuses-french-film-director-roman-polanski-of-rape Sat, 09 Nov 2019 07:57:48 +0100 new-woman-accuses-french-film-director-roman-polanski-of-rape French actress Emmanuelle Seigner said on Sunday she had rejected an invitation to join the body that awards the Oscars in protest over its decision to expel her husband over his historic statutory rape conviction in the US. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180708/polanskis-wife-snubs-oscars-job-over-husbands-prior Sun, 08 Jul 2018 11:47:43 +0200 polanskis-wife-snubs-oscars-job-over-husbands-prior The controversial film director Roman Polanski has given up a chance to preside over the Cesar awards - France's equivalent of the Oscars, his lawyer said on Thursday after the decision to hand him the role caused outrage among women's groups, who had called for protests. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170124/roman-polanski-gives-up-presiding-role-at-french-oscars Tue, 24 Jan 2017 10:27:11 +0100 roman-polanski-gives-up-presiding-role-at-french-oscars Feminists called for protests Thursday at the "French Oscars" next month after controversial film director Roman Polanski agreed to preside over the ceremony. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170119/polanski-at-french-film-ceremony-is-a-snub-to-rape-victims Thu, 19 Jan 2017 18:16:06 +0100 polanski-at-french-film-ceremony-is-a-snub-to-rape-victims A Los Angeles judge refused Wednesday to reopen the case of France exile and filmmaker Roman Polanski, who pleaded guilty in 1977 to raping a 13-year-old but left the United States before sentencing. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141226/polanski-denied-chance-to-close-us-rape-case Fri, 26 Dec 2014 17:46:47 +0100 polanski-denied-chance-to-close-us-rape-case