Simone de Beauvoir

Born: 1908-01-09

Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir was a French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist and social theorist. Though she did not consider herself a philosopher, she had a significant influence on both feminist existentialism and feminist theory

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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2022-01-07

In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about...

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Be Pretty and Shut Up!

as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Released: 1981-03-04

The film is a series of interviews with various well-known film actresses, including Jenny...

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Delphine and Carole

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-01-14

In the 70s, actress Delphine Seyrig and director Carole Roussopoulos, both militant feminists,...

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Walking in the Land of the Old

as Herself
Released: 1978-06-14

A documentary directed by Marianne Ahrne, based on the French writer Simone de Beauvoir's Essay...

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Maso and Miso Go Boating

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Released: 1976-01-01

The year 1975 is declared “year of the woman”. On this occasion Bernard Pivot invited Françoise...

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Simone de Beauvoir

as herself
Released: 1979-01-03

Documentary on writer/philospher Simone de Beauvoir via interviews of herself and friends...

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Ernesto Che Guevara - Uomo, Compagno, Amico

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Released: 1995-01-01

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Disorder

as Self
Released: 1950-12-02

Variations on the cultural and intellectual explosion in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district in...

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Questionnaire - Simone de Beauvoir: pourquoi je suis féministe

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Released: 1975-04-06

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Simone de Beauvoir: Two Interviews

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Released: 2012-01-01

Two interviews, recorded 16 years apart, illuminating the historic role, personality and...

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Hôtel La Louisiane

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2015-11-18

Hôtel La Louisiane is, at its core, a film about freedom and dignity. Freedom for those who wish...

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The Lévi-Strauss Century

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2016-07-06

Documentary about one of the greatest French thinkers of the twentieth century, Claude...

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Beauvoir, l'aventure d'être soi

as Self - Philosophe (archive footage)
Released: 2022-03-09

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Apostrophes

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1975-01-10

Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and...

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-12

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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Le Siècle des icônes

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2022-12-27

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