Looking for Simone
Looking for Simone

Looking for Simone

9.0

1 hr 30 min

2024-11-20

2

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.

Documentary

Trailers

Characters

Noémie Merlant

Noémie Merlant

Narrator

Simone de Beauvoir

Simone de Beauvoir

Self (archive footage)

Kellie Carter Jackson

Kellie Carter Jackson

Self

Laure Murat

Laure Murat

Self

Marsha Colson

Marsha Colson

Self

Silvia Federici

Silvia Federici

Self

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