Actors Gérard Depardieu and Isabelle Adjani are circling roles in an untitled drama based on the Dominique Strauss-Kahn sex scandal.
Director Abel Ferrara and screenwriter Christ Zois are currently developing the project, and have met with Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife, Anne Sinclair. Here’s what Wild Bunch head Vincent Maraval had to say about the project.
Back in May, Nafissatou Diallo, a 32-year-old hotel maid accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her in a New York City hotel room. The case was dismissed against Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), due to credibility issues surrounding Diallo.
“One thing we do know is that there’s a real common desire amongst Depardieu, Adjani and Ferrara to work together. But like every day in this business, we have to see if there’s a film there. Today, the only reality is that they are writing something inspired by Strauss-Kahn that will focus on addiction and politicians. It’s more that than the Strauss-Kahn scandal itself. If it becomes a serious thing, I’m not even sure it will be the same film with Adjani and Depardieu. If we feel there’s a movie, we’ll go further.”
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The project is said to be in the early stages of development, and no production schedule was released.
