Anatomy Of A Fall star Samuel Theis accused of rape
- The 45-year-old actor and filmmaker was directing his movie Je Le Jure (I Swear) when he was accused of raping a crew member
- The alleged assault occurred midway via the shoot, after a solid and crew get together on July 1, by way of Variety
- The crew member was reportedly so inebriated that he spent the evening on the condo the place the get together was held, the place he alleges Theis raped him
Anatomy Of A Fall actor and filmmaker Samuel Theis has been accused of raping a crew member who labored on his upcoming movie Je Le Jure (I Swear).
The alleged assault occurred midway via the movie shoot, after a solid and crew get together in Metz, in France, on July 1, Variety experiences.
The crew member was reportedly so inebriated that he spent the evening on the condo the place the get together was held, the place he alleges Theis, 45, raped him. Theis denies the allegations and says the encounter was consensual.
Theis claims that the encounter in an condo rented by the manufacturing was consensual, although the unnamed crew member left the manufacturing.
A 300-page impartial investigation report concluded that there have been no parts qualifying what occurred of a sexual assault,’ in accordance with the actor/filmmaker’s lawyer Marie Dose.
Hollywood celebrated Theis’ newest mission on the weekend as Anatomy Of A Fall received two Golden Globes Awards, for Best Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film.
Anatomy Of A Fall actor and filmmaker Samuel Theis has been accused of raping a crew member who labored on his upcoming movie Je Le Jure (I Swear) (pictured in September)
The alleged assault occurred midway via the movie shoot, after a solid and crew get together on July 1, in Metz in France, in accordance with Variety journal
The French film stars Sandra Hüller as a girl suspected of her husband’s homicide, and their blind son faces an ethical dilemma as the only witness.
Theis performed her husband Samuel Malesk within the drama, which additionally received the Palme D’Or at Cannes in 2023.
Accepting the award on the star-studded Globes, director Justine Triet mentioned: ‘This film is concerning the reality. The impossibility of capturing it. It’s development.’
As for the alleged assault, producer Caroline Bonmarchand revealed that after she discovered concerning the incident, she introduced on a third-party group to conduct an inside investigation.
While the probe was ongoing, Bonmarchand saved Theis away from the set, phsyically, having to direct remotely from one other room separate from the solid and crew.
Bonmarchand mentioned that Theis would come to set within the morning earlier than taking pictures was set to start, mapping out the shoot for the day, earlier than going into one other room to direct.
Crew members had been mentioned to be speaking with Theis via displays on the set, whereas actors would go into Theis’ room if wanted.
The manufacturing wrapped in late July, regardless of this unorthodox setup, with crew members additionally allowed to talk with a psychologist.
The crew member has since filed a police grievance towards Theis, in accordance with Telerama journal, although the actor/filmmaker’s lawyer Marie Dose, mentioned she is not conscious of an official grievance.
Theis (left) performs Samuel Maleski, the spouse of Sandra Voyter (Sandra Huller) in Anatomy of a Fall, which received the Palme D’Or at Cannes in 2023
Samuel in a nonetheless taken from the film’s trailer
‘The solely investigation on this case was ordered by the manufacturing and carried out by an impartial group,’ Dose mentioned.
‘It was delivered in September and it was 300 pages lengthy — the conclusion is that there have been no parts qualifying what occurred of a sexual assault,’ Dose added.
The legal professional claimed the impartial investigation report included a witness who entered the bed room that Theis and the accuser had been in, saying it was a, ‘tender second.’
Je Te Jure is the third movie from Theis, following 2014’s Party Girl, which he received the Camera D’Or for on the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and 2021’s Softie, which was up for the Queer Palm on the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Je Te Jure encompasses a solid of French stars equivalent to Marina Fois and Louise Bourgoin, together with many non-professional actors as nicely.
The movie follows Marco, a person in his 30s with out a lot to indicate for his life, which is upended when he is assisgned to jury obligation to resolve the destiny of an arsonist.
Anatomy Of A Fall received two Golden Globes Awards, for Best Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film, with director Justine Triet saying, ‘This film is concerning the reality’