Looking for Simone
2024•1h 30m•9.0•Released
Documentary
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
Writer
Nathalie Masduraud, Valérie Urrea
Languages
German, French
Studio
ARTE
Cast
Noémie Merlant
Narrator
Simone de Beauvoir
Self (archive footage)
Kellie Carter Jackson
Self
Laure Murat
Self
Marsha Colson
Self
Silvia Federici
Self
Judith Butler
Self
Epli
Self
Austin Ochoa
Self
Françoise Vergès
Self
Caitlin Keliiaa
Self
Anne MacNeil
Self
Krystal Kurley
Self
Ro Tamayo
Self
Production
Company
ARTE
Company
Les Batelières Productions
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