A film by Céline Sciamma
PETITE MAMAN
SYNOPSIS
Céline Sciamma continues to prove herself as one of the most accomplished and unpredictable contemporary French filmmakers with her follow up to PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, the uniquely emotional, PETITE MAMAN. Following the death of her beloved grandmother, 8-year-old Nelly accompanies her parents to her mother’s childhood home to begin the difficult process of cleaning out its contents. As Nelly explores the house and nearby woods, she is immediately drawn to a neighbor her own age building a treehouse. What follows is a tender tale of childhood grief, memory and connection. Subtitled in English
CREDITS
Director
Céline Sciamma
Cast
Joséphine Sanz
Gabrielle Sanz
Nina Meurisse
Stéphane Varupenne
Writer
Céline Sciamma
Genre
Drama, Family
Language
French w/ English Subtitles
Rating
PG
Runtime
1h 13m
A Statement by
Céline Sciamma
“This film is a new approach to the time travel story. An intimate journey where the issue at stake is neither the future nor the past, but shared time. A journey without machines or vehicles. The film itself is the machine and, more precisely, its editing. A cut teleports the characters and brings them together. Opting for magical cinema means committing to extreme precision within a nonetheless imaginary cartography.”