Looking for Simone

Looking for Simone

2024
1h 30m
9.0

9.0/10

2 votes
Documentary
Overview

In 1949, philosopher and novelist Simone de Beauvoir wrote the groundbreaking The Second Sex, launching a disruptive discourse on women’s oppression and second-class citizenship. This film dissects the origins and relevance of this bible of feminism, charting de Beauvoir’s fact-finding journey across the US to research her book. The timely and fascinating film honors de Beauvoir’s brilliance and limitations, connecting her revolutionary ideas to the pressing issues women face today.

Status: Released

Language: FR

Production Information

Production Companies
ARTE Les Batelières Productions
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
German French

Keywords

philosophy feminism existentialism documentary film simone de beauvoir

Quick Facts

Release Date November 20, 2024
Status Released
Language FR

Cast

Noémie Merlant
Noémie Merlant

Narrator

Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir

Self (archive footage)

Kellie Carter Jackson
Kellie Carter Jackson

Self

Laure Murat
Laure Murat

Self

Marsha Colson
Marsha Colson

Self

Silvia Federici
Silvia Federici

Self

Judith Butler
Judith Butler

Self

Epli
Epli

Self

Austin Ochoa
Austin Ochoa

Self

Françoise Vergès
Françoise Vergès

Self

Caitlin Keliiaa
Caitlin Keliiaa

Self

Anne MacNeil
Anne MacNeil

Self

Key Crew

Nathalie Masduraud
Director
Valérie Urrea
Director
Nathalie Masduraud
Writer
Valérie Urrea
Writer