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Our Body

Thursday, Oct 19, 2023 2:30 PM
In a Parisian public hospital, Claire Simon questions what it means to live in women’s bodies, filming their diversity, singularity and their beauty in all stages throughout life. Unique stories of desires, fears and struggles unfold, including the one of the filmmaker herself.

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"In the face of resurgent attacks on bodily autonomy around the world, Our Body is an urgent and political project." –Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter

"A remarkable documentary recalling the work of Frederick Wiseman in its patient, observational style." –Sight & Sound

 

French documentary titan Claire Simon observes the everyday operations in the gynecology ward of a public hospital in Paris. In the process, she questions what it means to live in a woman’s body, filming the diversity, singularity and beauty of patients in all stages of life. Through these many encounters, the specific fears, desires and struggles of these individuals become the health challenges we all face, even the filmmaker herself.

 

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Cast/Crew Info
Directed by:Claire Simon
Film Info
Event Type:New Release
Runtime:168 min
Release Year:2023
Production Country:France
Original Language:In French and English with English subtitles
General:$16
Members:$8
Event Type Link:https://www.dctvny.org/s/firehousecinema/film-event/new-releases-MCAB2M63DA3BDUBIAJQDIDVFLYJU