Looking for Simone
Looking for Simone2024
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Looking for Simone
1h 30m·Documentary
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9.0/10 avgAverage user ratingIn 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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Noémie MerlantNarrator | Narrator |
 Simone de BeauvoirSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| KKellie Carter JacksonSelf | Self |
 Laure MuratSelf | Self |
| MMarsha ColsonSelf | Self |
| SSilvia FedericiSelf | Self |
 Judith ButlerSelf | Self |
| EEpliSelf | Self |
| AAustin OchoaSelf | Self |
 Françoise VergèsSelf | Self |
| CCaitlin KeliiaaSelf | Self |
| AAnne MacNeilSelf | Self |
| KKrystal KurleySelf | Self |
| RRo TamayoSelf | Self |