Writing Life - Annie Ernaux Through The Eyes Of High School Students
Synopsis
A major figure in contemporary feminism and the first Frenchwoman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Annie Ernaux is seen by many as a source of individual and collective emancipation, blending the intimate with the universal. Filmmaker Claire Simon has devoted an original portrait to her, giving students and teachers a voice. How is Ernaux’s work taught in secondary schools and universities? How is it received, studied and learned? How do today’s French young people approach the writings of Ernaux? By placing her camera in French classrooms, Simon captures the living impact of Ernaux’s words: their awakening power, their ability to challenge one’s certainties and nurture new degrees of awareness by prompting students to reflect on their own teenage lives. Through this look at the process of transmission, Simon shows how the oeuvre of Ernaux, having taken its rightful place in world literature, continues to inspire young people in their quest for freedom and self-determination.
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Director (1)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Rosebud Productions
- Associate producer : Les Films Hatari
- Film exports/foreign sales : Be For Films
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Emmanuel Perreau
- Screenwriter : Claire Simon
- Editor : Luc Forveille
- Sound Recordist : Pierre Bompy
- Associate Producer : Michel Klein
- Sound editors : Clément Claude, Jules Jasko
- Sound mixer : Nathalie Vidal
- Participant : Annie Ernaux
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- Type : Feature film, TV programme
- Genres : Documentary
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Production year : 2025
- French release :
- Runtime : 1 h 30 min
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- Color type : Color
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News & awards
News (5)
Selections (9)
IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
The Netherlands, 2025
Dead Angle: Institutions
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Awards (1)
Giornate degli Autori (Venice)
Italy, 2025
THE BOOKCIAK AWARD TO THE BEST FILM ADAPTATION OF A LITERARY WORK
