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Notre corps / Claire Simon, director.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Gynecology--France.
- Gynecology.
- Medical care--women.
- Medical care.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (169 minutes)) sound, color.
- Other Title:
- Our body
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : Cinema Guild, [2023]
- Language Note:
- In French with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- In Our Body, veteran documentarian Claire Simon observes the everyday operations of the gynecological ward in a public hospital in Paris. In the process, she questions what it means to live in a woman's body, filming the diversity, singularity and beauty of patients in all stages of life. We see cancer screenings and fertility appointments, a teenager dealing with an unwanted pregnancy, a trans woman considering the beginnings of menopause. Through these encounters and many more, the specific fears, desires and struggles of these individuals become the health challenges we all face, even the filmmaker herself.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on July 27, 2023).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the The London Hilfers Family Endowment for the Study of Women in Cinema and Media Arts.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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