Kreutzer's 'Gentle Monster' turns the Teichtmeister scandal into Cannes-premiered drama

Marie Kreutzer's 'Gentle Monster' dramatizes the fallout of the Florian Teichtmeister affair. Teichtmeister, who starred in Kreutzer's 2022 film 'Corsage', pleaded guilty in 2023 to possessing 76,000 child-pornography files across 22 devices and received a suspended sentence. The film, starring Léa Seydoux and Catherine Deneuve, premiered In Competition at Cannes and screens at TIFF before Netflix opens it in limited release on October 30, 2026, then streams November 18 in the U.S., Canada and U.K. (Deadline; Variety).