The fallout follows an incendiary investigative documentary Gerard Depardieu: The Fall Of The Ogre that aired earlier this month.

French actor Gerard Depardieu has been stripped of honours in France and abroad, and faces a new rape allegation from a Spanish author and journalist.

The fallout follows documentary Gerard Depardieu: The Fall Of The Ogre which aired in France on December 7 and featured footage of the actor making lewd comments to women in North Korea in 2018 and multiple accusations of sexual assault.

The Musée Grevin in Paris has removed a wax likeness of the actor that had been on display...

In April, Depardieu was hit with a fresh batch of sexual misconduct allegations.

French actor Gerard Depardieu has broken his silence following rape charges and sexual misconduct accusations leveled against him.

In an open letter in French newspaper Le Figaro published on Sunday (Oct. 1) titled “I finally want to tell you my truth,” the actor asserted “Never, ever have I abused a woman” and “Hurting a woman would be like kicking my own mother in the stomach”.

Depardieu wrote: “I can no longer consent to what I’ve been hearing, what I’ve been reading about myself for the past few months.

Second collaboration between French director, screenwriter and actor Slony Sow and French National Treasure, actor Gérard Depardieu after the multi-awarded 2011 short movie “Grenouille d'Hiver” (Winter Frog), “Umami” is co-presented with Alliance Française de Chicago as part of 2023 Francophonie festival – a recurring annual collaboration.

Umami is screening at Asian Pop-Up Cinema Sophia's Choice

Gabriel Carvin (Gérard Depardieu) is a multi-starred chef who has been dedicating all his life to build up his reputation, his fabulous restaurant Chateaux and his palmares of Michelin-like Stars. Stubborn, excessive, self-centred, he has also neglected his family in the process, and alienated the people around him. His eldest son Jean is a chef too, working in the family business, but he never had a chance to do anything out of his father's shadow and his self confidence has dropped to paralysing levels; his youngest son Nino is an idealist and environmentalist who loves travelling and practicing...

Previous | Image 1 of 11 | NextAaron Kwok on the Apuc Red Carpet, March 14, 2023.

Chicago – Excitement was in the air in the first week of Season 16 for the Asian Pop Up Cinema (Apuc). It began on March 14th, 2023, with a Pre-Launch Special Event … an appearance from Hong Kong film and music superstar Aaron Kwok and the North American Premiere of his new film “Where the Wind Blows.” That was followed by the Opening weekend Japan Cinema Showcase, and an appearance by the actress Nahana for her new film “She is Me, I Am Her.”

Aaron Kwok is one of the best and brightest in Hong Kong, both as a pop singer and actor. He came in especially to represent “Where the Wind Blows” for the Asian Pop Up Cinema, to rock star acclaim at the AMC New City Cinema in Chicago. He received Apuc’s highest honor, the Award for Excellent Achievement in Film.

Chicago, Il – Asian Pop-Up Cinema today announced a lineup of films showcasing Japanese cinema opening weekend March 18-19 for its 16th Season running March 18- April 16. While many films released theatrically have not been themed Covid-19, opening weekend explores Japanese life, loneliness, and people’s desire for connection during and after the pandemic, Japanese Americans living here during WWII, and new indie films recently released in Japan.

Since its inception, Asian Pop-Up Cinema has hosted an impressive lineup of film directors, producers, and major talent. This season brings Japanese guests to Chicago for the first time since the pandemic. They will present their latest work, share their stories, and showcase their society and how it has adapted to change in recent years.

The 16th Season of Asian Pop-Up Cinema opens at AMC Evanston 12 with Variety and The Japan Times film critic and Apuc’s Advisory Board Member, Mark Schilling hosting...

Film from Turkish director Umut Subasi world premieres next week in Bright Future competition.

Paris based MPM Premium has picked up international sales for Almost Entirely a Slight Disaster from Turkish director Umut Subasi, which world premieres this week at International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Bright Future competition.

The moving tragicomedy follows four middle-class millennials in Istanbul grappling with financial and social troubles and dealing with demoralising “slight disasters” from unemployment to isolation.

Almost Entirely a Slight Disaster (Sanki Her Şey Biraz Felaket) is the first feature from Subasi, who also wrote and edited the film. The feature stars...

The feature stars Gérard Depardieu as a top chef in search of the ultimate dish encapsulating the taste of umami.

Paris-based sales company MPM Premium has posted a quartet of first deals on French-Japanese comedy Umami, starring Gérard Depardieu as a top chef on a culinary mission.

The film has sold to Germany and Austria (Neue Visionen), Israel (New Cinema), Dutch-speaking Benelux (J&j Films) and Spain (Vercine). France is currently under discussion.

Depardieu plays a renowned chef in search of the ultimate dish encapsulating the taste of umami, the so-called fifth taste after salty, sweet, sour and bitter. The challenge...