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  • Girlhood (2014)
    Review preview for Girlhood

    Transformation is coming, although as with Sciamma's previous films this is not a simple, one-way manoeuvre, completed in double-quick time

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Oppressed by her family setting, dead-end school prospects and the boys law in the neighborhood, Marieme starts a new life after meeting a group of free-spirited girls.
  • Petite Maman (2021)
    Review preview for Petite Maman

    The autumn setting fits it perfectly, because although this is the change of the year as things die back for winter, it is also blazing with colour and hopefulness.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    Something magical happens to a young girl after the death of her grandma.
  • Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (2019)
    Review preview for Portrait Of A Lady On Fire

    What could have been a traditionally lavish costume drama has been pared down to highlight the erotic tension and sensuality

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    On an isolated island in Bretagne at the end of the 18th century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
  • Tomboy (2011)
    Review preview for Tomboy

    Sciamma's capturing of children at play is disarmingly accurate, perfectly showing the freewheeling nature of prepubescence in all its glory.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Ever wondered what it would be like to switch sex? Laure, 10, does.
  • Water Lilies (2007)
    Review preview for Water Lilies

    This is focused filmmaking, not so much elegiac as lyric.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    Love and sex become urgent issues for the young members of a sychronised swimming team.

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