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Violette Leduc: In Pursuit of Love
In 1964, Violette Leduc's taboo-breaking memoir, The Bastard, became an enormous literary success in France. After decades of toiling in obscurity, the outsider writer, who would go on to publish the lesbian classic Therese and Isabelle, had finally earned some long-sought recognition. Director Esther Hoffenbe...
In 1964, Violette Leduc's taboo-breaking memoir, The Bastard, became an enormous literary success in France. After decades of toiling in obscurity, the outsider writer, who would go on to publish the lesbian classic Therese and Isabelle, had finally earned some long-sought recognition. Director Esther Hoffenberg uses archival footage, interviews with friends and scholars, and the author's own words to convey the impact of Leduc's books and sk...
In 1964, Violette Leduc's taboo-breaking memoir, The Bastard, became an enormous literary success in France. After decades of toiling in obscurity, the outsider writer, who would go on to publish the lesbian classic Therese and Isabelle, had finally earned some long-sought recognition. Director Esther Hoffenberg uses archival footage, interviews with friends and scholars, and the author's own words to convey the impact of Leduc's books and sketch the controversial woman behind them.
Esther Hoffenberg nous invite à découvrir Violette Leduc, écrivaine intense et passionnée, soutenue toute sa vie par Simone de Beauvoir, et dont les textes sur le plaisir féminin marquent une date dans l'histoire de la littérature. Elle revient sur les lieux où elle a vécu et travaillé, à Paris et à Faucon, et y convie des lectrices et lecteurs passionnés, dont plusieurs amis proches. Catherine Viollet, Cécile Vargaftig, Carlo Jansiti, Anaïs, Alison, Daniel, Serge et enfin Claude Lanzmann dessinent le portrait de cette femme en avance sur son temps, qui ne craignait pas le scandale en évoquant sa bâtardise, son avortement ou ses amours homosexuelles, et que la censure n'a jamais réussi à faire taire.
Le film nous permet également de découvrir des archives rares de Violette Leduc, d'entendre sa voix si particulière, et d'écouter des extraits de ses livres aux titres évocateurs, commes Ravages, Thérèse et Isabelle ou L'Affamée, lus d'une manière simple et sensible par Dominique Reymond.
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Witold Gombrowicz
Witold Gombrowicz (1904–1969), author and playwright, was one of the greatest author of the 20th century. Some writers never had a "legend" surrouding them, whereas others achieved to create one. Gombrowicz built for himself an image of an abnormal character, and imposed with persuasion his eccentric despotism t...
Witold Gombrowicz (1904–1969), author and playwright, was one of the greatest author of the 20th century. Some writers never had a "legend" surrouding them, whereas others achieved to create one. Gombrowicz built for himself an image of an abnormal character, and imposed with persuasion his eccentric despotism to his acquaintances. The film traces his path from Poland to Argentina, then France, his life inevitably linked to his work.
Witold Gombr...
Witold Gombrowicz (1904–1969), author and playwright, was one of the greatest author of the 20th century. Some writers never had a "legend" surrouding them, whereas others achieved to create one. Gombrowicz built for himself an image of an abnormal character, and imposed with persuasion his eccentric despotism to his acquaintances. The film traces his path from Poland to Argentina, then France, his life inevitably linked to his work.
Witold Gombrowicz (1904-1969), écrivain et auteur dramatique, reconnu comme un des plus grands auteurs du XXè siècle. Certains écrivains n’ont jamais eu de "légende", d’autres ont su s’en créer une. Le despotisme excentrique que Gombrowicz put imposer à son entourage avec une grande force de suggestion et de persuasion traduit le personnage hors normes qu’il s’était fabriqué.
Le film retrace sa trajectoire de Pologne en Argentine, puis en France, une vie indissolublement liée à une œuvre.
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