In a recent interview with a German magazine, Adèle Haenel confirmed she is quitting acting, and will concentrate more on further enhancing her leftist/Marxist philosophy.

This all stems from her belief that the “toxic” French film industry is impossible to change. She’s gone full-Godard, except without the moviemaking. The main example she cites is a rather interesting, it is in her experience reading the script for Bruno Dumont’s “L’Empire”:

“The director Bruno Dumont offered me a role in a science fiction film. At first, I thought it looked like a lot of fun: a kind of Luke Skywalker in space. The problem is that behind this funny facade, it was a dark, sexist and racist world that was defended. The script was full of jokes about cancel culture and sexual violence. I tried to discuss it with Dumont, because I thought a dialogue was posted. I wanted to believe for the umpteenth time that it was not intentional. But it's intentional. This disregard is deliberate. Just as they make fun of the victims, of people in a situation of weakness. The intention was to make a sci-fi film with an all-white cast – and therefore a racist narrative. I didn't want to support this, so I canceled my participation.”

“I don’t make films anymore,” She says. When asked why, she added, “Because of political reasons. Because the film industry is absolutely reactionary, racist, and patriarchal.

Jesus.

Haenel hasn’t made a movie since 2019’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.” I’m also quite certain that Dumont does not appreciate one bit the shade being thrown at him here.

If you remember, back in 2020, Haenel walked out of the César Film Awards in protest of Roman Polanski’s Best Director win for “An Officer and a Spy.”