american courtroom dramas have not prepared me for France's primarily vibes-based court system
A novelist attends the trial of a woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by abandoning her to the rising tide on a beach in northern France. But as the trial continues, her own family history, doubts, and fears about motherhood are steadily dislodged as the life story of the accused is gradually revealed.
Saint Omer is showing in 1 cinema in London - next screening Tuesday 17 November at 18:15 at BFI Southbank.
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american courtroom dramas have not prepared me for France's primarily vibes-based court system
the nesquik scene… we try to clean up after ourselves and keep our worst contained, but daughters will follow into the kitchen, drink from the same bowl. watch intently and sort out what you do & don’t want to be, only to grow up and fear what was there, already inside you.
pure, shattering brilliance. i need to see Alice Diop's docs but i remain struck by the way the film's first extended courtroom scene is shot so matter-of-factly (Wisemanesque, even down to the film's title) just to give way to the second half's escalating match cuts and startling shifts in perspective. this blew me away. the best thing i've seen all year.
A novelist attends the trial of a woman accused of killing her young child, leading her to confront her own complex family history and fears regarding motherhood.
Saint Omer was directed by Alice Diop in 2022, marking her narrative feature debut after acclaimed work in documentary filmmaking.
Saint Omer is rated PG-13 in the US.
Saint Omer was released in France on November 23, 2022.
Saint Omer won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize and the Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film at the Venice International Film Festival.
