Netflix Chief Executive Ted Sarandos is not entertaining any backlash to the controversial French film “Cuties,” which many detractors have accused of sexualizing young girls. Appearing at Monday’s virtual Mipcom marketing event, Sarandos reportedly defended Maïmouna Doucouré’s award-winning debut feature about an 11-year-old Senegalese immigrant in France who rebels against […]
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‘Cuties’ isn’t what I expected. It’s a powerful portrait of female rage
Médina El Aidi-Azouni, left, and Fathia Youssouf in a scene from “Cuties.” (Netflix) Well, I finally watched that movie everyone is talking about. No, not “Tenet,” which did not manage to single-handedly revive the film industry from its pandemic-induced coma in a week. I watched “Cuties,” Maïmouna Doucouré’s film about […]
Nancy Pelosi’s daughter Christine says Netflix should ‘cancel’ ‘Cuties’
With the fall streaming season officially on, Netflix launched a wave of fresh content over the weekend, including TV shows like The Duchess and Julie and the Phantoms and the buzzy feature documentary, The Social Dilemma. But the most talked-about title on the streaming service remains Cuties, the French coming-of-age […]
Venice Dispatches; ‘Cuties’ Controversy; ‘Tenet’ Tops Expectations
Happy Friday readers, Tom Grater here with your weekly rundown of news from around the world. This week, we’ve been on the ground at the Venice Film Festival learning about what it’s like to attend a major international fest in the COVID era, covering controversy around the Netflix movie Cuties, […]
‘Cuties’ Director Says She Received Death Threats After Netflix Poster Backlash; Ted Sarandos Called Her To Apologize
The last two weeks has been a period of contrasting emotions for Cuties filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré. The film, her debut feature that was an award winner at Sundance earlier this year, was released in French cinemas on August 19 to positive reviews and strong word-of-mouth from the public who were […]