Looking for Simone

Looking for Simone (2024)

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.

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  • Release Date: 2024-11-20
  • Runtime: 1h 30min
  • Directors: Nathalie Masduraud, Valérie Urrea.

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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

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