Céline Sciamma on Petite Maman | NYFF59

Céline Sciamma discusses Petite Maman, a Main Slate selection at NYFF59, with NYFF Director Eugene Hernandez.
Following such singular inquiries into gender as Tomboy, Girlhood, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire (NYFF57), Céline Sciamma proves again that she’s among the most accomplished and unpredictable of all contemporary French filmmakers with the gentle yet richly emotional time-bender Petite Maman. Following the death of her grandmother, 8-year-old Nelly (Joséphine Sanz) accompanies her parents to her mother’s childhood home to begin the difficult process of sorting and removing its cherished objects. While exploring the nearby woods, Nelly encounters a neighbor her own age, with whom she finds she has a remarkable amount in common. Sciamma’s scrupulously constructed jewel uses the most delicate of touches to palpate profound ideas about grief, memory, and the past. A NEON release.
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Merci, Céline!!!!!!!😍

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I just saw it. Loved it. One confusion, though: Why doesn't Nelly immediately recognize her grandmother (woman with the cane, Marion's mom) and feel profoundly shocked that she's alive again and looking so much younger? And then, because she was so sorry not to have said goodbye before her grandmother's death, why doesn't she express strong emotion toward her the instant she sees her and pepper her with questions--quickly confirming that it is indeed the same person---and thereby figuring out the time travel element much sooner? I'm not understanding the logic of this element.