Ciné-club Pionnières ! #3 – Maternité éternelle

Set in northern Japan, the film follows Fumiko through an unhappy marriage where her children and a poetry club offer her only escape to the city. There, she grows drawn to a fellow poet before discovering she has breast cancer. Following a mastectomy and the publication of her poetry, she encounters passion with a journalist visiting her in the hospital. Part of the Pionnières! film club series presented by Sorociné, the monthly event highlights major works by influential female directors.