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– She was 14, he was 39 – the story tears the French hearts apart
The actress Judith Godrèche was still a child when a famous director allegedly raped, beat and forced her into dependency.
Published: February 10, 2024, 11:00 a.m
When Judith Godrèche was 14, she was cast in a film by Benoît Jacquot. The star director is said to have lived out his fantasies on her.
Photo: AFP
When Judith Godrèche speaks from the depths of her very early youth, and she does so everywhere, on all channels and in all newspapers in France, then she is still searching for the right words. As if she was just waking up after all these years. As if she was still afraid of the consequences of her story. It is the sad story of a child-woman, a teenage actress, who was allegedly abused by a famous, celebrated French film director. Controlled, beaten, raped. When she was 14. And he’s 39.