Short film, feature film, fiction or documentary: the diversity of genres, formats and tones is not lacking when it comes to feminist series. Even if the whole Canneseries program makes us want binges unlimited, some titles particularly catch the attention of crazy.
Just for you, the assistant artistic director of the festival Claire-Marine Pietriga has chosen 3 titles, for anyone who is the search for a nugget feminist series.
Faux-Semblants, scandalous feminist series that cuts Cronenberg’s cinema
When we ask Claire-Marine Pietriga to recommend feminist series, A title immediately comes to mind : ” In the long selection, I think we have a lot of very strong female characters. I think about it first dead ringtoneswith Rachel Weisz also serving as producer. »
This series is a remake but feminine from the film by David Cronenberg. Rachel Weisz plays vicious obstetrician twins trying to open their own fertility clinic. The series tackles many highly topical topics such as abortion, the absence of women in predominantly male environments and women’s access to certain rights.
Made of 6 episodesthe series is signed by Alice Birch, the creator of Normal people and, sure enough, we can’t wait to find out the release feminist and outrageous, directed, worn and produced by women of one of the most disturbing films in the history of cinema.
The appointment is set for April 21, on Prime Video.
Draw for change, the destiny of women from all over the world, united by a passion: drawing
From this year, Canneséries is the only series festival in the world to offer an entirely dedicated selection and prize documentary series.
Among the six titles in the competition, one of these particularly caught our attention. ” In the documentary section we have the Draw for Change series where we follow illustrators from all over the world, in their difficult daily lives », describes Claire-Marine Pietriga.
“The first episode takes place in Syria, with an illustrator who is literally living under bombs. He makes absolutely wonderful caricatures. We see their designs and through that, let’s see the convergence of their struggles to the four corners of the globe, while each has a very distinct design. It is very, very beautiful!
In 6 episodes mixing documentary and animation, Design for change is of rare thematic richness. Tackle issues such as femicides, freedom of the press or women’s representation. every episode, all done by womenfollows an illustrator of countries such as Mexico, the United States, Russia, India, Syria or even Egypt, and they are fighting for freedom.
For the moment it is not known where and when the series will air.
Power play : the political comedy that follows the true story of the first Norwegian Prime Minister
What if we go back to the side of the long selection but this time, for LAUGH A bit ?
We also have a somewhat reminiscent political series Look OR Borgen, but in a more comical version. The series is inspired by true events : Follows the rise to power of the first Norwegian Prime Minister, who was the only woman in a gang of men, who also had her arms broken!
Power play it’s a political comedy don’t miss: tell the incredible story of Gro Harlem Brundtlandwho in the late 1970s worked as a young doctor, fight for the right to abortion, and almost by chance finds himself engaged in politics. Learning to climb the ladder of power in a crumbling male government, in 1981 he became Norway’s first female prime minister.
The Left-Handed Son, a heartwarming Spanish series about a mother dealing with her son’s radicalisation
One of the essential elements of Canneséries is the selection of short series. Perfect for those who don’t have weeks, months (or even years!) to dedicate to a series, the programming is no less original and exciting.
Among the short series, I think of The Left-Handed Son which tells the story of a mother looking for her son, who learns he has just been radicalized by the far right. The series deeply questions the relationship with motherhood and what it means to remain a woman by being a mother. It is a very beautiful series.
Since then we continue our world tour of the series The left-handed son comes directly fromSpain. Lola, a wealthy Sevillian mother, sees her younger son sink into a radical group. Trying to understand and recover, he will approach Maru, a mother belonging to another social classwho is going through a situation similar to yours.
Source: Madmoizelle
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