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Looking for Simone

Name: Looking for Simone
Director: Nathalie Masduraud
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024-11-20
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Noémie Merlant, Simone de Beauvoir, Kellie Carter Jackson, Laure Murat, Marsha Colson

2024 1hr : 30m Documentary ★ 7.3

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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Noémie MerlantNarrator

Simone de BeauvoirSelf (archive footage)

Kellie Carter JacksonSelf

Laure MuratSelf

Marsha ColsonSelf

Silvia FedericiSelf

Judith ButlerSelf

EpliSelf

Austin OchoaSelf

Françoise VergèsSelf

Caitlin KeliiaaSelf

Anne MacNeilSelf

Krystal KurleySelf

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Is Looking for Simone right for you?

Why it may be worth watching

Looking for Simone combines Documentary elements in one feature.
The principal cast includes Noémie Merlant, Simone de Beauvoir, Kellie Carter Jackson.

Who may enjoy it

Best suited to viewers looking for Documentary. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.

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Themes and topics

philosophyfeminismexistentialismdocumentarysimone de beauvoir