Looking for Simone

2024•1h 30m•

★9.0(2 ratings)

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.

Director

Nathalie Masduraud

Writers

Nathalie Masduraud, Valérie Urrea

Watchlist

Main Cast

Noémie Merlant

Narrator

Simone de Beauvoir

Self (archive footage)

Kellie Carter Jackson

Self

Laure Murat

Self

Marsha Colson

Looking for Simone

2024•1h 30m•

★9.0(2 ratings)

Documentary

Overview

Director

Nathalie Masduraud

Writers

Nathalie Masduraud, Valérie Urrea

Watchlist

Main Cast

Noémie Merlant

Narrator

Simone de Beauvoir

Self (archive footage)

Kellie Carter Jackson

Self

Laure Murat

Self

Marsha Colson

Did You Know?

The runtime is 90 minutes (1h 30m).

The film was directed by Nathalie Masduraud.

The screenplay was written by Nathalie Masduraud and Valérie Urrea.

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Rating

9.0/10

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2 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Looking for Simone

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

Language:

Deutsch, Français

Country of Origin:

France

Production Companies:

ARTE

Les Batelières Productions

Looking for Simone

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Noémie Merlant

Simone de Beauvoir

Kellie Carter Jackson

Laure Murat

Marsha Colson

Looking for Simone

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Noémie Merlant

Simone de Beauvoir

Kellie Carter Jackson

Laure Murat

Marsha Colson

Silvia Federici

Judith Butler

Epli

Austin Ochoa

Françoise Vergès

Caitlin Keliiaa

Anne MacNeil

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Direction

Writing

Music & Sound

Editing

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Did You Know?

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