Cinéma Madame de Sévigné

Historical drama directed by Isabelle Brocard. Starring Ana Girardot, Karin Viard, Cédric Kahn, and Noémie Lvovsky. (France, 2023). In the mid-17th century, the Marquise de Sévigné wants to raise her daughter to be a brilliant and independent woman, just like herself. But the more she tries to control the young woman’s destiny, the more the daughter rebels. Mother and daughter then experience the torments of a co-dependent and devastating relationship. From this turmoil, a major work of French literature will emerge. Ages 12 and up