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Mon cher Simon

Claire Simon
1982 France 32 minutes French

Simon, the son of immigrants in Haut-Var, has problems making ends meet.

Claire Simon

Claire Simon is a French filmmaker. She discovered the art of direct cinema in the Ateliers Varan and made her first documentaries including c (1995) and Récréations (1998). She has also written and directed three feature-length dramas:  Sinon oui  (1997), Ça brûle (2005) and Les Bureaux de Dieu (2008). She also made the documentaries Gare du Nord (2013), Le Bois dont les rêves sont faits (2016) and Le Concours (2017). After her 2020 documentary series,  Le Village, (20 x 26-min episodes), in 2021 Claire Simon made the documentary Le Fils de l’épicière, le Maire, le Village et le Monde, due for release this year.