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Looking for Simone

Nathalie Masduraud

2024 • 1h 30m

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 th...

Looking for Simone

Cast

Noémie Merlant

Noémie MerlantNarrator

Simone de Beauvoir

Simone de BeauvoirSelf (archive footage)

Kellie Carter JacksonSelf

Laure Murat

Laure MuratSelf

Marsha ColsonSelf

Silvia FedericiSelf

Judith Butler

Judith ButlerSelf

Austin OchoaSelf

Françoise Vergès

Françoise VergèsSelf

Caitlin KeliiaaSelf

Anne MacNeilSelf

Krystal KurleySelf

Crew

Nathalie Masduraud

Nathalie MasduraudDirector

Valérie Urrea

Valérie UrreaDirector

Nathalie Durand

Nathalie DurandCinematography