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A feature film. 1952, Paris. Nadia, has a sister, Polish parents, and at 15 is an active Communist. When cops beat her during an anti-American demonstration, she's rescued by a " Paris Match" photographer. As the friendship becomes a love affair and her slogans are tested by new knowledge and emotion, some of the Red youth want to expel her. When she goes with Stיphane to a seaside photo shoot, her father goes to the police. Stיphane faces charges, so leaving to cover the war in Indochina looks appealing. In a parallel story, Nadia's mother meets again her prewar lover, released from Siberia, who challenges the...

Director : Véra Belmont

Production Year : 1985

Duration : 112

Language : French

An Encounter with Simone Weil

Adocumentary film. This tells the story of French philosopher, activist, and mystic, Simone Weil (1909-1943). Albert Camus describedher as "the only great spirit of our time." The film confronts profound questions of moral responsibility both within aprivate family and 21st-century America. From the battlefields of the Spanish Civil War to anti-war protests in Washington DC, from intimate exchanges between a young man who struggles with mental illness, to captivating interviews with people who knew Simone Weil, the film takes us on a journey into the heart of what it means to be a compassionate human being.

Director : Julia Haslett

Production Year : 2010

Duration : 85

Language : English, French