She was a lady, an actress with such a special voice (Michael Lonsdale said of her that she had a “cello voice”). Unforgettable Lilac Fairy in “ Donkey Skin by Jacques Demy, Jeanne Dielman for Chantal Akerman, she had filmed under the direction of Marguerite Duras, Alain Resnais or François Truffaut.
But she was also a feminist activist and a visionary filmmaker. his documentary, Be beautiful and stop talkingwas released in theaters and won over a new generation of moviegoers.
While Chantal Akerman’s masterpiece, Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Brussels, was voted best film in the world last year (2022) (by the magazine Sight and sound and the British institute), will also be on view again in a fortnight.
Delphine Seyrig is in the spotlight of All the cinemas of the world this Saturday.
We receive Nicole Fernandez Ferrer the co-president of the audiovisual center Simone de Beauvoira center co-founded by Delphine Seyrig in 1982 to collect, produce and distribute audiovisual documents on the rights, struggles and creation of women’s art.
And Alexandre Musa, academic who devoted his thesis to Delphine Seyrig, “I am not an apparition, I am a woman”: Delphine Seyrig, icon of modern cinema, rebellious actress, feminist star.
Musical breaks : Delphine Seyrig sings in Peau d’Âne by Jacques Demy, and Feist Hiden out in the open.
References :
– Delphine Seyrig,Under construction, by Jean-Marc Lalanne (Capricci editions).
– Delphine and Carole Insoumuses, by Callisto McNulty, available on the Madelen platform, Ina’s time machine.