Looking for Simone

(2024)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 3 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2024

Runtime: 90 мин

Country: France

Director: Nathalie Masduraud, Valérie Urrea

Cast: Ноэми Мерлан, Simone de Beauvoir, Kellie Carter Jackson, Laure Murat, Marsha Colson, Silvia Federici, Judith Butler, Epli, Austin Ochoa, Françoise Vergès

Plot

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.