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The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire

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An actress, three months post-partum, reads through fragments of the archive of Suzanne Césaire as she prepares to perform excerpts of the writer's work.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian If this chamber-piece film is a little opaque, perhaps that is because Césaire herself is opaque. Rated: 3/5 Jul 14, 2025 Full Review William Repass Slant Magazine This film essay ultimately argues unconvincingly against art’s right to imagination. Rated: 2.5/4 Jun 1, 2025 Full Review Jessica Kiang Variety A woozily metatextual essay that lives inside the mystery of Césaire’s tiny but influential corpus of work, rather than trying to solve it. Feb 2, 2024 Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) The film uses fragments of her extant work and letters to paint a portrait of a woman who lived for her moment, and often critiqued its inequality with razor sharp insights. All of this is given an otherworldly, lyrical haze by cinematographer Alex Ashe. Jun 14, 2025 Full Review Ria Dhull Spectrum Culture The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire eschews traditional biopic fare in favor of unsuccessful artistic experimentation. Jun 11, 2025 Full Review Eileen G'Sell Hyperallergic Merging the filmmaking process with snippets of the protagonist's life and words, "The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire" blurs distinctions between past and present. Oct 21, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
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Madeleine Hunt Ehrlich

Director

Zita Hanrot

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Motell Gyn Foster

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Josué Gutierrez

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Reese Antoinette

Renee

Arielle François

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The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire

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Movie Info

Synopsis An actress, three months post-partum, reads through fragments of the archive of Suzanne Césaire as she prepares to perform excerpts of the writer's work.
Director
Madeleine Hunt Ehrlich
Producer
Sophie Luo, Mike S. Ryan
Screenwriter
Madeleine Hunt Ehrlich, Madeleine Hunt Ehrlich
Distributor
The Cinema Guild
Genre
Biography, Drama
Original Language
French
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 6, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 14m