Jonathan Glazer’s César Acceptance Message Echoed His Much-Discussed Oscar Speech From One Year Ago
deadline.comThe Zone Of Interest filmmaker Jonathan Glazer wasn’t on hand in Paris last night to accept his César award for Best Foreign Film but he did send a striking message which echoed the much-discussed speech he gave this time one year ago at the Oscars.
Despite the controversy that Oscar speech stoked — it was also praised by others — the acclaimed director was undeterred in repeating a similar tone last night.
The Holocaust film’s French distributor David Grumbach of Bac Films read the acceptance message from Glazer in the director’s absence.
It was read in French but has been translated by Deadline. “Thank you to the Academy, Bac Films and the Cannes Film Festival,” he began. “Our film had its premiere in France and it’s an honor to be recognized here.
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