Our Body

Name: Our Body
Genre: Documentary
Released: August 4, 2023
Duration: 168 min
Rating: 95

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The Cinema Guild | Release Date: August 4, 2023 | Not Rated

Summary: Veteran documentarian Claire Simon observes the everyday operations of the gynecological ward in a public hospital in Paris. In the process, she questions what it means to live in a woman’s body, filming the diversity, singularity and beauty of patients in all stages of life. We see cancer screenings and fertility appointments, a teenagerVeteran documentarian Claire Simon observes the everyday operations of the gynecological ward in a public hospital in Paris. In the process, she questions what it means to live in a woman’s body, filming the diversity, singularity and beauty of patients in all stages of life. We see cancer screenings and fertility appointments, a teenager dealing with an unwanted pregnancy, a trans woman considering the beginnings of menopause. Through these encounters and many more, the specific fears, desires and struggles of these individuals become the health challenges we all face, even the filmmaker herself.… Expand

Director: Claire Simon

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 168 min

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Justin Chang

Aug 14, 2023

It seeks to demystify the bodies we see, normalize the act of seeking medical intervention and remind us of the great swath of humanity — of different ages, colors, genders, shapes and sizes — passing every day through this ward and others like it. Read full review

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Lisa Kennedy

Aug 3, 2023

Simon’s belief in the interconnectedness yet singularity of the varied patients is palpable. She rewards our patience with a deeper understanding of our bodies and ourselves. Read full review

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The Film Stage Darren Hughes

Aug 3, 2023

Rather than taking stories from women and retelling them in her own voice, she allows the stories to remain fully embodied––dignified and particular in the details––in a way I’ve never quite experienced outside a hospital examination room. Read full review

Jessica Kiang

Jul 25, 2023

Simon’s nonjudgmental, empathetic curiosity is the film’s great strength. But it’s also shocking that still now, in 2023, it can be such a revelation, as women, to see “Our Body” portrayed without sexualization and without stigmatization — without, in a word, shame. Read full review

Richard Brody

Aug 1, 2023

Simon films the lives of others with an empathetic passion that transforms observation into deep and resonant subjectivity. Read full review

Tara Judah

Jul 31, 2023

Taking on one of cinema’s foremost obsessions with a compassionate and ethical approach, Our Body tells the hidden, forgotten and ignored stories of female bodies through their unhurried encounters with the extensive, often invasive, and wonderfully life-saving medical interventions at a Parisian public hospital. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nell Minow

Aug 4, 2023

Simon has an exceptional eye for the small details that illuminate the quiet but devastating, literal life and death moments. Read full review

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