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To celebrate the centenary of Simone de Beauvoir’s birth (January 1908), Dominique Gros looks at the personality of the novelist and philosopher and, at the same time, de Beauvoir as a political activist and feminist. The film examines this multi-faceted and complex woman against the backdrop of an eventful period in history. The couple she formed with Jean-Paul Sartre was one of the pillars of literary and political life from the 40s to the 70s. All her novels were transpositions of her life. Her essay, The Second Sex was an international bestseller. A large part of the film is played out across a Franco-American backdrop with its cityscapes, bars, New York, Chicago, Paris… Her story, whether it is told from a political or literary angle, can be blocked out in terms of the parallels between France and the United States. From her trip to America in 1947, when she met her lover Nelson Algren, till the end of her life, de Beauvoir made numerous journeys back and forth between the two countries.

France - 2007 - 52 mn - DV Cam - Colour and B&W

Director Dominique Gros Writer Dominique Gros Camera Nathalie Durand, Dominique Gros, Bertrand Mouly Sound Antoine Rodet Editing Martine Bouquin

Production Les Films d'Ici, 62 bd Davout, 75020 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4452 2323 Fax : +33 (0)1 4452 2324 E-mail : courrier@lesfilmsdici.fr Co-Production ARTE France, Institut National de l'Audiovisuel

Sales Les Films d'Ici, 62 bd Davout, 75020 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4452 2323 Fax : +33 (0)1 4452 2324 E-mail : courrier@lesfilmsdici.fr