Young French Cinema

YFC Night 1: "Delphine and Carole" (Age 18+)

Expired December 17, 2020 7:00 AM
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In French with English subtitles. 18 years and up.

This revealing portrait of the friendship between screen icon Delphine Seyrig, known for her work with Chantal Akerman, Luis Buñuel, Marguerite Duras, Jacques Demy, and François Truffaut, among others, and documentary filmmaker Carole Roussopoulos, a pioneer in the use of video to make political films, serves as an invigorating reminder of the struggles and triumphs of 1970s feminism, perfectly timed to our current moment of renewed activism for equality and accountability. Callisto McNulty’s sensitive film uses present-day interviews and rich archival material to tell the story of these two women’s collaborations on ground-breaking videos about the Women’s Liberation Movement’s joyful, creative, and untiring efforts to combat systemic misogyny and support the rights of women. Featuring generous excerpts from Seyrig and Roussopoulos’s rarely screened video archives side by side with truly jaw-dropping examples of sexism in mainstream media, the film serves as a primer of a kind of activism born of a true democratic impulse. Look for archival interviews with luminaries including Simone de Beauvoir, Jane Fonda, Marguerite Duras, and Chantal Akerman.

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    69 minutes
  • Language
    French
  • Country
    France, Switzerland
  • Rating
    2019 Berlin International Film Festival. Berlinale, San Sebastian, Doc Avid, Jeonju, Mar Del Plata, Namur.
  • Note
    18 years and up.
  • Director
    Callisto McNulty
  • Screenwriter
    Callisto McNulty, Alexandra Roussopoulos, Géronimo Roussopoulos
  • Cast
    Carole Roussopoulos, Delphine Seyrig, Chantal Akerman