With her latest film Céline Sciamma revisits a theme which has preoccupied much of her work – moments of childhood transition. But while, like “Water Lilies”, “Tomboy” and her screenplay for “My Life As A Courgette”, “Petite Maman” is told through the eyes of its child protagonist, there is a minor key harmonic to the storytelling – the tacit presence of an adult perspective acknowledging the intensely felt distance which can arise in the relationship between a daughter and her mother.
There’s a fairytale quality to this story of a little girl who, following the death of her grandmother, meets another girl in the woods. Like its dappled forested backdrop, the film is a thing of pensive beauty rather than volatile drama.
Wendy Ide, Screen International
Petite maman
Petite maman
Genre
Drama
Director
Céline Sciamma
Run time
1h 12min
Cast
Joséphine Sanz, Gabrielle Sanz
Genre
Drama
Director
Céline Sciamma
Run time
1h 12min
Cast
Joséphine Sanz, Gabrielle Sanz
With her latest film Céline Sciamma revisits a theme which has preoccupied much of her work – moments of childhood transition. But while, like “Water Lilies”, “Tomboy” and her screenplay for “My Life As A Courgette”, “Petite Maman” is told through the eyes of its child protagonist, there is a minor key harmonic to the storytelling – the tacit presence of an adult perspective acknowledging the intensely felt distance which can arise in the relationship between a daughter and her mother.
There’s a fairytale quality to this story of a little girl who, following the death of her grandmother, meets another girl in the woods. Like its dappled forested backdrop, the film is a thing of pensive beauty rather than volatile drama.
Wendy Ide, Screen International
There’s a fairytale quality to this story of a little girl who, following the death of her grandmother, meets another girl in the woods. Like its dappled forested backdrop, the film is a thing of pensive beauty rather than volatile drama.
Wendy Ide, Screen International
Info
Rating
(none)
Production year
2021
Global distributor
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Local distributor
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ
In cinema
11/22/2021