Madame (2019) Synopsis

MADAME takes us onto an intimate journey where Caroline, a flamboyant 90-year-old grandmother and her filmmaker grandson Stéphane explore the development and transmission of gender identity in a patriarchal environment. This family saga based on private archive footage offers a dialog between this extravagant matriarch and her gay grandson, challenging the taboos of gender and sexuality.—Stéphane Riethauser

MADAME takes us onto an intimate journey where Caroline, a flamboyant 90-year-old grandmother and her filmmaker grandson Stéphane explore the development and transmission of gender identity in a patriarchal environment. This family saga based on private archive footage offers a dialog between this extravagant matriarch and her gay grandson, challenging the taboos of gender and sexuality.—Stéphane Riethauser

Published Time: 2021-01-16 23:04:34