Nénette Nicolas Philibert (2010, 67')
A lengthily close-up shows us the eyes of Nénette, the 40-year-old orang-utan lady who arrived from her native Borneo in the Parisian Jardin des Plantes in 1972. Her apparently aimless gaze never seems to see us. Nenette, ça va?, whispers a child's voice, pronouncing a question that will echo in our mind during the entire film.
A lengthily close-up shows us the eyes of Nénette, the 40-year-old orang-utan lady who arrived from her native Borneo in the Parisian Jardin des Plantes in 1972. Her apparently aimless gaze never seems to see us. Nenette, ça va?, whispers a child's voice, pronouncing a question that will echo in our mind during the entire film.