Michael Haneke: #MeToo has led to a witch hunt ‘coloured by a hatred of men’

Austrian film-maker says that movement against sexual assault has prompted a ‘crusade against any form of eroticism’ that belongs in Middle AgesMichael Haneke has become the latest figure to criticise the #MeToo movement against sexual assault and harassment in the film industry, arguing that it has instigated a “witch hunt” that “should be left in the Middle Ages”.The Austrian film-maker, two-time winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, made his concerns known during an interview with Austrian newspaper Kurier, later reported by Deadline.

“This new puritanism coloured by a hatred of men, arriving on the heels of the #MeToo movement, worries me,” he said.

“As artists, we’re starting to be fearful since we’re faced with this crusade against any form of eroticism.”

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