NYC Premiere of Madame Hofmann
Sébastien Lifshitz, 2024, Documentary, 104 min. In French with English subtitles
Screening followed by a Q&A with Sylvie Hofmann and Fanny Guex
Sylvie has been a nurse for 40 years at the North Hospital of Marseille. Her life is running. Between patients, her sick mother, her husband and her daughter, she has always devoted her life to helping others. What if she decided to think a little about herself? To retire? Does she give herself the right, but above all, does she really want to retire?
Trailer (in French)
Sylvie Hofmann has been a nurse since 1980 at the North Hospital of Marseille. She is a daughter, a wife, and a mother. Sylvie is now the new heroine of Sébastien Lifshitz’s last documentary film. Lifshitz spent one year following her (in and outside the hospital) during the Covid pandemic.
Fanny Guex is the Associate Director of the Columbia Maison Française.
This screening is part of CINEMA/CARE. Maison Francaise Film Festival Fall 2024. More info here
