Over many years, the director’s father filmed his family life almost obsessively. His daughter’s birth, his son’s first steps, and always Valérie, the young mother. An impressive fund of material which their now grown-up daughter Faustine appropriates to tell quite a different story: that of a woman who sees her role as a mother and its demands take away her freedom step by step.
Keywords
- Belgian Docs
- Bérangère McNeese’s favourite films
- Female Filmmakers
- Le regard féminin
- Les René du Cinéma (ex-Magritte)
- The Sooner team’s favorites: Qi-Xian
- parenthood
- women
Director
- Faustine Cros
Documentary
1h 8min
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DUTCH
The director revisits the family footage filmed by her father throughout his life.
The director revisits the family footage filmed by her father throughout his life.
Over many years, the director’s father filmed his family life almost obsessively. His daughter’s birth, his son’s first steps, and always Valérie, the young mother. An impressive fund of material which their now grown-up daughter Faustine appropriates to tell quite a different story: that of a woman who sees her role as a mother and its demands take away her freedom step by step.
Cast & Crew
Director
Faustine Cros