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Tomboy (2011) - Céline Sciamma Synopsis: A family with two daughters, 10-year-old Laure (Zoé Héran) and 6-year-old Jeanne (Malonn Lévana), moves to a new suburban neighborhood during the summer holidays. With her Jean Seberg haircut and tomboy ways, Laure is immediately mistaken for a boy by the local kids, and she decides to pass herself off as “Mikael,” a boy different enough to catch the attention of leader of the pack Lisa (Jeanne Disson), who becomes smitten. Finding resourceful ways to hide her true self, Laure takes advantage of her new identity, as if the end of the summer would never reveal her unsettling secret. Céline Sciamma brings a light and charming touch to this contemporary coming-of-age story, which is also about relationships between children, children and parents, and the even more complicated one between one’s heart and body. Biography of Céline Sciamma (Director): Céline Sciamma was born in 1978 and grew up in the Paris suburbs. After a master’s degree in French literature, she followed screenwriting courses at the French film school La Femis. She shares her work between collaborations with directors and writing feature and television projects. Céline’s first feature film, Water Lilies, was selected in the 2007 Cannes Film Festival for the Un certain Regard category and in more than 30 festivals worldwide (Toronto, London, New York, Tokyo, Rotterdam, among others). Acclaimed by the film critics, the film won the prestigious French Louis-Delluc award. Tomboy (2011) is her second feature film. |
