Looking for Simone

Name: Looking for Simone
Cast: Noémie Merlant, Simone de Beauvoir, Kellie Carter Jackson, Laure Murat, Marsha Colson

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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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Cast & Crew

Directors: Nathalie Masduraud, Valérie Urrea

Noémie Merlant

as Narrator

Simone de Beauvoir

as Self (archive footage)

Kellie Carter Jackson

as Self

Laure Murat

as Self

Marsha Colson

as Self

Silvia Federici

as Self

Judith Butler

as Self

Epli

as Self

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