A Girl’s Story

Mémoire de fille

Overview

During a book signing in Normandy, Annie Ernaux, 70, revisits her memories of the summer of 1958, when she was 17. That summer, she left her hometown to work as a camp counsellor. At the first party, the head counsellor set out to deflower her. Finding him handsome, she lets him do it, as if against her will... Her body becomes a foreign place for her, an offering to be sacrificed.

Production

Moana Films, Windy Production, Parcelles Films, Tess Production, France 2 Cinéma, uMedia