Filmmaker says he sees parallels between story of falsely accused French Jewish army officer and his own experiences, as he contends with controversy in #MeToo era

Director's new film about anti-Semitic persecution of French army officer is overshadowed by rape case

Jewish French army captain convicted -- and later exonerated -- of spying for the Germans in late 19th Century; case famously exposed anti-Semitism in France at the time

Jewish director, a fugitive from US since 1978 rape trial, to screen historical thriller about persecution of French Jewish army officer Alfred Dreyfus

Oscar-winner who fled statutory rape rap in 1977 says he wasn't given a chance to defend himself when the academy voted to expel him last year amid #MeToo furor