Niki

French-American artist Niki de Saint-Phalle, from the age of 23, is a model and an aspiring actor who is married and has a two year old daughter. Together, they flee the U.S. during the oppressive McCarthy era and come to France, where they experience a short-lived euphoria. Soon, distant and frightening memories begin to emerge in Niki’s mind. Her vocation as an artist will be her salvation.

Keywords

  • Biopics
  • Cannes: Un Certain Regard
  • Female Filmmakers
  • Festival de Cannes
  • Painting in Cinema
  • Portraits of empowered women

Actors

  • Charlotte Le Bon
  • Damien Bonnard
  • John Robinson
  • Quentin Dolmaire
  • Judith Chemla

Director

  • Céline Sallette

Drama


1h 38min


-12

FR


NL

France
2024
French-American artist Niki flees the McCarthy era to France with her family. Haunted by troubling memories, art becomes her salvation.

French-American artist Niki flees the McCarthy era to France with her family. Haunted by troubling memories, art becomes her salvation.


French-American artist Niki de Saint-Phalle, from the age of 23, is a model and an aspiring actor who is married and has a two year old daughter. Together, they flee the U.S. during the oppressive McCarthy era and come to France, where they experience a short-lived euphoria. Soon, distant and frightening memories begin to emerge in Niki’s mind. Her vocation as an artist will be her salvation.

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