THE LIGHTHOUSE LADY

The lighthouse's light sweeps the horizon; reclusive, a woman writes her memoirs to the rhythm of the waves crashing against the rocks.

This story begins in 1750. Émilie, a character loosely inspired by Jeanne Barret, finds herself locked away in a lighthouse. Her crime? Passing herself off as a man, disguising her body, her identity, her words. As the light sweeps the horizon, the Lady writes her memoirs. Thus begins the tale of this woman, who confronts her ghosts, refusing to sink. To repeat until she is heard. A life of choices and encounters that made her this exile, this seeker of freedom.

A few years earlier, the refusal of an imposed marriage fuels her first revolt, and her anger transforms into courage. Defying authority, Émilie becomes Émile. In trousers and with short hair, she takes her place aboard the first fishing boat that could take her far from a life of servitude.

duration 1h00 – from 12 years old
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