Niki
A raw, emotional performance from Charlotte Le Bon dominates a film that gradually reveals the way in which art becomes a way of conquering trauma.
-- Allan Hunter, Screen International
Part of Worldwide Wednesdays film series
Niki
Actor-turned-director Céline Sallette makes an impressive debut with this vibrant portrait of French-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle, brought to life by Charlotte Le Bon (The White Lotus).
Paris, 1952. Niki has recently moved from the U.S. with her husband and daughter.
Despite this newfound distance from a family and country that were suffocating her, disturbing flashbacks of her childhood continue to invade her thoughts. From the hell she is about to discover, Niki will find in her art a weapon to free herself.
"A raw, emotional performance from Charlotte Le Bon dominates a film that gradually reveals the way in which art becomes a way of conquering trauma and finding a voice for this ground-breaking mid-century sculptor." – Allan Hunter, Screen International
Paris, 1952. Niki has recently moved from the U.S. with her husband and daughter.
Despite this newfound distance from a family and country that were suffocating her, disturbing flashbacks of her childhood continue to invade her thoughts. From the hell she is about to discover, Niki will find in her art a weapon to free herself.
"A raw, emotional performance from Charlotte Le Bon dominates a film that gradually reveals the way in which art becomes a way of conquering trauma and finding a voice for this ground-breaking mid-century sculptor." – Allan Hunter, Screen International
Genre
Worldwide Wednesdays,
Women and Film,
Art & Artists,
Drama
Runtime
98
Language
French,
English
Director
Celine Sallette
Cast
Charlotte Lebon,
John Robinson,
Damien Bonnard
Opening at
Glendale on May 28th
Town Center 5 on May 28th
Monica Film Center on May 28th
Claremont 5 on May 28th
Newhall on May 28th
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