Les métamorphoses, au féminin (Short)

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original title:

Les métamorphoses, au féminin

directed by:

Maria Giménez Cavallo

cast:

Noémie Merlant, Elphie Mansat, Gianluca Ferlin

screenplay:

Maria Giménez Cavallo

cinematography:

Jérémie Attard, Jeremy Renault

editing:

Maria Giménez Cavallo, Leonardo Minati

costume design:

Martin Barré

producer:

Stefano Mutolo, Maria Giménez Cavallo, Jo Ann Cavallo, César Barré

production:

Berta film, Bleu Piéton, Anima Films

country:

Italy/France/USA

year:

2026

film run:

20'

format:

colour

status:

Ready (20/07/2026)

festivals & awards:

La Biennale di Venezia 2026: Settimana della Critica - SIC@SIC - Fuori Concorso

A schoolteacher reads aloud excerpts from the most poignant scenes of violence against women in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. As the ancient verses echo through the classroom, her students begin to recognize the cruelty beneath the poetry — the myths reveal themselves to be an unsettling mirror of contemporary reality.

Les métamorphoses, au féminin (Short)

by Maria Giménez Cavallo