
Looking for Simone
IMDB:
9.0
Released
11/20/2024
Duration
1h 30m
Genre
Documentary
Country
France
Cast
Noémie Merlant, Simone de Beauvoir, Kellie Carter Jackson
Overview
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.

Looking for Simone
IMDB:
9.0Released
11/20/2024
Genre
Documentary
Cast
Noémie Merlant, Simone de Beauvoir, Kellie Carter Jackson
Duration
1h 30m
Country
France
Overview
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.
Cast

Narrator
Noémie Merlant

Self (archive footage)
Simone de Beauvoir

Self
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









