Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
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L'événement
Synopsis
France, 1963, Anne is a bright student with a promising future. But when she falls pregnant, she sees her chance to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With her exams approaching, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain.
Synopsis
France, 1963, Anne is a bright student with a promising future. But when she falls pregnant, she sees her chance to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With her exams approaching, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain.
Our take
Probing the social prejudices and legal obstacles surrounding abortion, Audrey Diwan’s Golden Lion winner astutely shatters the illusory liberalism of 1960s France. Starring a revelatory Anamaria Vartolomei, this unflinching and powerful cry for reproductive freedom simmers with a timely urgency.