PETITE
MAMAN
Céline
Sciamma continues to prove herself as one of the most accomplished
and unpredictable contemporary French filmmakers with her follow up to PORTRAIT
OF A LADY ON FIRE, the uniquely emotional, PETITE MAMAN. Following the death of
her beloved grandmother, 8-year-old Nelly accompanies her parents to her
mother’s childhood home to begin the difficult process of cleaning out its
contents. As Nelly explores the house and nearby woods, she is immediately
drawn to a neighbor her own age building a treehouse. What follows is a tender
tale of childhood grief, memory and connection. (France, 2022, 72 Mins., PG, In French with English subtitles | Dir. Céline Sciamma)
