Céline Sciamma is the French director of the moment! Today, focus on her filmography and her favorite themes: from femininity to identity, through youth and desire…
The Birth of Octopuses
She directed this first feature film in 2006 as part of her graduation script at Femis. With Adèle Haenel, the film tells the story of teenage girls caught with their first desires. The focus is on relationships between girls and boys. Marie, discovers with the women's synchronized swimming team, her body and that of the other girls . An attraction is born between Marie and a player of the team. With this first work, Céline Sciamma was nominated in the "Un Certain Regard" category at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007 and for the César for Best First Film in 2008. She also won the Prix Louis-Delluc. 
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Tomboy
This second feature film was released in theaters in 2011.A little girl, new to her neighborhood, decides to pretend to be a boy. "Boyish" cut and mixed clothing allow Laure to detach herself from the "feminine" aesthetic codes to become Mickaël. In the end, what is femininity ? Especially during childhood. This change of gender chosen by Laure, calls into question the distinction between boysand girls from an early age. The film questions both gender inequalities and the choice of one's identity. Can you choose your gender? How should we react to a child who denies his or her gender identity? The film achieved 300,000 admissions and opened the Berlin Film Festival. 
Girl Band
She shows the place of young girls in difficult neighborhoods. A very social film, which again addresses femininity and the search for identity. How do you grow up as a young girl, in a sensitive neighborhood? How do you build your future? The film was nominated for a César in 2015 and received an award at the Prix Lumières the same year. 
Portrait of the girl on fire
Marianne, a painter, had to paint a portrait of Héloïse, a sullen young girl. Little by little , young women discover and understand each other. While they were locked into the social codes of the late eighteenth century, theydeveloped a certain affection for each other. Once again, Céline Sciamma addresses relationships between women and the search for identity, but in a completely different era. Marianne, painter, is a figure of independence and freedom, facing Héloïse, stifled by family expectations that do not seem to correspond to her. With this film, she won the screenplay prize and the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019 as well as the César for best cinematography in 2020. 
So what about you? Among all these quality works, what is your favorite film by Céline Sciamma?
