A screening of Last Tango in Paris, which features a rape scene filmed without the consent of actress Maria Schneider, has been canceled at the renowned Cinémathèque française in Paris. The decision came after a wave of criticism from women’s rights groups, the cinema announced.

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    2 days ago

    Not to be contrarian, but that would literally be a strong case for sexual assualt or if for some reason a local law had some clear cut definition that is designed hard to be met.

    SA (sexual assault) per the US Dept of Justice :https://www.justice.gov/ovw/sexual-assault

    What Is Sexual Assault?

    The term “sexual assault” means any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by Federal, tribal, or State law, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent.

    Seems pretty straightforward to me; unwanted humping or simulated sex is still SA.

    N.B. I have neither watched the movie nor looked into where the SA happened so I am just using what is available to us laymen going by US Law

    Heck you can get battery charges just for unwanted non sexual touching, so yeah you can’t just SA someone and expect them to be like “oh cool bud haha so funny, no homo…”