The Super 8 Years
Thought-Provoking Documentaries
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Directed by Annie Ernaux, David Ernaux-Briot • Documentary • 2022 • France • French with English subtitles
Featuring Annie Ernaux, David Ernaux-Briot, Blanche Madeleine Dumenil Duchesne
The French writer and 2022 Nobel Prize awardee Annie Ernaux, whose novels and memoirs have gained her a devoted following, opens a treasure trove with this delicate journey into her family’s memory, compiled from gorgeously textured home movie images taken from 1972 to 1981.
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