France, March 24 -- The delayed trial of French actor Gerard Depardieu over the alleged sexual assault of two women on the set of a movie filmed in 2021 opens on Monday in Paris. With a prolific international career, he is the highest-profile figure in French cinema to face such accusations in the wake of the #MeToo movement.

The hearing was postponed in October because Depardieu was too unwell to appear in court, according to his lawyer.

The names of the two women who have accused him of the assaults have not been made public.

Both worked with Depardieu on the film Les volets verts (The green shutters), filmed in a private house in Paris in 2021.

Depardieu, 76, has denied the charges, and his lawyer said he would provide "witnesses a...