Sinopsis
Fiction. For Marieme, life is a string of forbidden things. She feels oppressed by her family, school, and the ruthless law of the boys in her neighborhood. But her life changes when she meets a group of free-spirited girls. Then, she changes her name and the way she dresses, and she leaves school in order to be accepted in the group. With her new name, Vic adopts the code of honor of the streets where violence, friendship, and freedom are blended.
Céline Sciamma was already a name to be remembered in French cinema since her debut in 2007, Water Lilies (Naissance des pieuvres). But since last year, she is definitely a reference among directors in the best European cinema, with the mesmerizing Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019).
With four feature films and a short film directed by her, Sciamma has evidenced a well-defined style of her own since the very beginning, always interested in the bold world of the coming-of-age narrative. Her stories about the search for gender identity in the midst of teenage years are seldom successful when attempted by other directors. But in the movies by Sciamma, she reveals nuances and unknown aspects that bring us new ways to look at our own youth – no matter how far it might be – and think about it, and about the youth surrounding us.
November 10th, 2020. 8 pm
mk2 Palacio de Hielo. Sala 1
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Section: Retrospective Céline Sciamma
Year of Production: 2014
Running Time: 113’
Country: France
Language: French
Director: Céline Sciamma
Cast: Karidja Touré, Assa Syllaa, Lindsay and Karamoh
Production: Rémi Burah, Bénedicte Couvreur and Olivier Père
Production Companies: Lilies Films, ARTE France Cinéma and Hold Up Films
International Sales: Abordar Casa de Películas
Main Festivals and Awards: Nominated to the Queer Palm in Cannes. Winner of the TVE Award Otra Mirada in San Sebastian Film Festival
Winner of the Best Movie about Women not premiered in the United States, at the Women Film Critics Circle Awards
