Looking for Simone

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.

Directed by Nathalie Masduraud, Valérie Urrea

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Cast

Noémie Merlant

Narrator

Simone de Beauvoir

Self (archive footage)

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

Anne MacNeil

Self

Krystal Kurley

Self

Ro Tamayo

Self

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