Giving a Cesar to Dany Boon and his more than 20 million entries… what a ridiculous idea!
Both commercial and arthouse French titles struggled to draw audiences into cinemas in 2022.
The world of culture and the Ministry of Culture are at a crossroads.

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It makes perfect sense to continue to do so.
We need to maintain it.
Other public cultural spaces were also shut for much of the same period.

Bachelot dissects the evening in her memoir in an account suggesting she was not impressed by the gestures.
The Cesar Ceremony presents itself as French cinemas big party, she writes.
For culture ministers, its an ordeal.
This always leads to the same scenario, Bachelot wrote.
She also attended the 2022 Cesar ceremony which was a more low-key affair, unfolding without any major incidents.
In the background, its award ceremony, like French cinema, is struggling to attract viewers.