Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 3:30PM
Sponsored by The Center for International Studies
Paradise Valley Community College
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Written and Directed by Céline Sciamma France 2011 In “Tomboy,” filmmaker Céline Sciamma’s (“Water Lilies”) second feature, a family with two daughters, 10-year-old Laure (Zoé Heran) 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 decides to pass herself off as “Mikael,” a boy different enough to catch the attention of the leader of the pack, Lisa (Jeanne Disson), who becomes smitten. At home with her parents (Mathieu Demy and Sophie Cattani) and girlie younger sister, she is Laure: hanging out with her new pals and girlfriend, she is Mikael. 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. 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. Awards: Best Feature Film: Berlin Film Festival 2011, Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival |
Desperado LGBT Film Festival, presented in collaboration with Paradise Valley Community College's Office of Student Life, P.R.I.D.E Student Organization, PVCC Center for International Studies, and the Center for the Performing Arts.
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