Agnès Varda et Delphine Seyrig : une autre manière de regarder le Monde
After an initial cycle dedicated to the founding figures of women's cinema, "Pioneers of Cinema - The Sequel" extends this exploration with new additions: three emblematic works featuring Agnès Varda and Delphine Seyrig.
The film is a feminist musical. Two young girls live in Paris in 1962. Pauline (17), a student, dreams of leaving her family to become a singer. Suzanne (22) is taking care of her two children and is dealing with the drama of their father's suicide. Life separates them, each one living her own struggle as a woman. Pauline became a singer in a militant and itinerant group after having lived a difficult union in Iran. Suzanne is out of her misery and works at the Family Planning. Ten years later, they meet again during a feminist demonstration. At the end of this chronicle, we find them together again, with their children who have grown up.
Ce film raconte une double histoire : la vie d'un couple et la naissance d'un roman. Edgar et Milène vivent comme des reclus à Noirmoutier, ils ne peuvent pas dialoguer, mais ils s'aiment, et leur amour va donner la vie à un enfant. Quant au roman d'Edgar, il naît de rien, car au hasard de ses promenades, il rencontre des personnages quotidiens, qui deviennent, les " créatures " de son roman. Les " créatures " prennent vie au cours d'une partie serrée dans laquelle Edgar défend non seulement ses convictions, mais aussi son amour.
Delphine Seyrig interviews twenty-four French and American actresses about their professional experiences as women, their roles, and their relationships with directors, producers, and technical crews. The overall assessment in 1976 was rather negative, revealing a profession that offered only stereotypical and alienating roles.
