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Our Body

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In a Parisian public hospital, Claire Simon questions what it means to live in women's bodies, filming their diversity, singularity and their beauty in all stages throughout life. Unique stories of desires, fears and struggles unfold, including the one of the filmmaker herself.

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Our Body explores the doctor/patient relationship from a women's perspective, adding up to an intimate and illuminating look at modern healthcare.

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Leslie Felperin Guardian 03/05/2024
4/5
The camera’s gaze isn’t pitiless but there isn’t a scrap of sentimentality – just an unflinching willingness to look at all of life straight on, without blinking. Go to Full Review Alison Willmore New York Magazine/Vulture 12/09/2023
There’s an expansive generosity to the film, and to the willingness of its subjects to allow these moments to be documented, that’s met with the same openness from Simon... Go to Full Review Kat Sachs Chicago Reader 09/15/2023
The political is found firsthand to be personal, here through an assemblage of intimate vignettes, and thus it becomes all the more impactful when the director joins the ranks, a stand-in for our collective body. Go to Full Review William Stottor Loud and Clear Reviews 09/03/2024
4.5/5
Claire Simon’s evocative documentary Our Body (Notre corps) is as dense and detailed as it is caring and thought-provoking. Go to Full Review Alex Heeney Seventh Row 03/22/2024
We stay in intimate spaces that are rarely spoken of in life, let alone documented on film, and become aware of all the critical life-changing events that happen when seeking medical care and how women, especially, are conditioned to keep these a secret. Go to Full Review Alberto Richart Otroscines.com 03/12/2024
4/5
Simon tries to cover all possible spectrums to form, without resorting to sentimentality, an image of the science that's most connected to femininity and life. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Claire Simon

Director

Claire Simon

Writer

Kristina Larsen

Producer

Aude Cathelin

Production Manager

Claire Simon

Cinematographer

Flavia Cordey

Sound Engineer

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Synopsis In a Parisian public hospital, Claire Simon questions what it means to live in women's bodies, filming their diversity, singularity and their beauty in all stages throughout life. Unique stories of desires, fears and struggles unfold, including the one of the filmmaker herself.
Director
Claire Simon
Producer
Kristina Larsen
Screenwriter
Claire Simon
Distributor
The Cinema Guild
Production Co
Madison Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 4, 2023, Limited
Runtime
2h 48m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)