Drama, Fantasy

PETITE MAMAN

2022
1 HR, 12 min
MAY 20 → MAY 26

Details

Released April 22, 2022, France

Drama, Fantasy

1 hour, 12 minutes

Neon

French with English Subtitles

Starring

Joséphine Sanz
Gabrielle Sanz
Nina Meurisse
Stéphane Varupenne

Director

Céline Sciamma

Film Information

Céline Sciamma continues to prove herself as one of the most accomplished and unpredictable contemporary French filmmakers with her follow up to PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, the uniquely emotional, PETITE MAMAN. Following the death of her beloved grandmother, 8-year-old Nelly accompanies her parents to her mother’s childhood home to begin the difficult process of cleaning out its contents. As Nelly explores the house and nearby woods, she is immediately drawn to a neighbor her own age building a treehouse. What follows is a tender tale of childhood grief, memory and connection.

Full Cast

Joséphine Sanz

Gabrielle Sanz

Nina Meurisse

Stéphane Varupenne

Additional Credits

Céline Sciamma Director

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Reviews

“There isn’t a false note or superfluous image in Petite Maman , which runs a just-right 72 minutes. It’s perfect.”

Manhola Dargis

The New York Times

“Petite Maman may be short and stripped down, but its layers are many and I imagine it’s a film that will be more rewarding on subsequent viewings. It’s easily one of the best ever made about mothers and daughters.”

Lindsay Bahr

Associated Press

“No less than the condition of childhood itself, the movie opens up a world of possibilities, all of them beautiful and beguiling — and over all too soon.”

Justin Chang

Los Angeles Times