Madame

2019 / Switzerland / documentary

Director: Stéphane Riethauser

French, with English and Lithuanian subtitles, 94 min

Cinema “Skalvija”, A. Goštauto g. 2, Vilnius
September 10 — 6.20 PM (introduced by Romas Zabarauskas)

Kaunas Artists' House, V. Putvinskio g. 56, Kaunas
September 29 — 7.00 PM

Kirtimai Culture House, Dariaus ir Girėno g. 69, Vilnius
September 30 — 7.00 PM

Film takes us onto an intimate journey where Caroline, a flamboyant 90-year-old grandmother and her filmmaker grandson Stéphane explore the development and transmission of gender identity in a patriarchal environment. This family saga based on private archive footage offers a dialog between this extravagant matriarch and her gay grandson, challenging the taboos of gender and sexuality.

PROGRAMME: MEMORIES