Sun, march 8
14:00 – 16:50
Het Documentaire Paviljoen: De Spiegel
Double Bill: The Life and Literature of Annie Ernaux
Description
The Life and Literature of Annie Ernaux is a special double-bill program bringing together two films that reflect the Nobel Prize–winning author’s ongoing contemporary influence as an artist, writer, and feminist icon. Grounded in the shared feminist practice central to both Annie Ernaux and director Claire Simon, The Super 8 Years (2022) and Writing Life – Annie Ernaux Through the Eyes of High School Students (2025) reaffirm the political and historical value of simply documenting one’s life.
This screenings is supported by l'Alliance Française Amsterdam.
Composition
The Super 8 Years
Writer Annie Ernaux looks back at her and her family’s home movies, shot with a Super 8 camera in the 1970s and 1980s. What do the films have to say about who they were then, and about the times in which they were living?
Writing Life – Annie Ernaux Through the Eyes of High School Students
In this spirited celebration of the power of literature, secondary school students across France share their experiences of reading the raw and compelling work of French author and Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux.