Pedro Almodóvar: EU must be a ‘shield’ against Trump, Netanyahu, Putin
Almodóvar said artists must speak out against censorship and democratic erosion as his new film received a standing ovation in Cannes.
- On Wednesday, Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar urged Europeans to act as a "shield" against Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Vladimir Putin during a press conference at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
- Prompted by concerns over censorship and Canal+ CEO Maxine Saada's threat to blacklist artists, Almodóvar argued that silence is "a symptom that things are going really badly."
- Tensions escalated after 600 industry members, including Juliette Binoche and Swann Arlaud, signed a letter criticizing billionaire Vincent Bolloré for controlling the French media pipeline.
- Saada announced the network would blacklist signatories, declaring "I don't want to work with people who call us crypto-fascists." Almodóvar countered that artists have a moral obligation to speak out.
- Wearing a "Free Palestine" pin, Almodóvar highlighted his past activism, including a letter signed last year denouncing genocide in Gaza alongside Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon.
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At Cannes, Almodovar says artists have duty to speak out against 'monsters' like Trump
CANNES, France, May 20 - Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar urged artists to speak out about the crises facing society on Wednesday, describing it as their moral duty against \"monsters\" like U.S. President Donald Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Spanish cult director Pedro Almodóvar clearly positions himself against Donald Trump, Putin and consorts. In Cannes, the filmmaker calls for resistance.
As Europeans, we are obliged to become a kind of shield against monsters, said the Spanish director.
Spanish director Almodovar calls Trump, Netanyahu and Putin 'monsters'
CANNES, France — Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar called Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin "monsters" on Wednesday at the Cannes Film Festival where he is presenting his latest film "Bitter Christmas" in competition."As Europeans, we are also obliged to become a kind of shield against these monsters like Trump, Netanyahu, or the Russian," the director told a press conference, referring to the US, Russian and Israeli leaders.An…
Almodóvar calls on Europeans to show their attitude, because from his point of view Europe must "never submit to Trump", but the director also calls himself other rulers.
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