FEMMEfille is a feature-length documentary on the story of Isabelle Caro, Oliviero Toscani’s “NO-Anorexia” model who rose to fame after his campaign. Through spending time with Caro participating as a member of the jury for Top Model France and as she writes and releases her autobiography we see her attempt to be understood. But the media has a different plan. Diving through different passages of time, with the aid of family photos as well as video diaries left behind, we see a kaleidoscope of Isabelle's life and the world that surrounded her.
FEMMEfille
Length: 87 minutes
Director/Producer/Writer: Kiki Allgeier
Executive Producer: Gerd Haag
Editor: Gesa Marten
Line Producer: Connie Kellers
Creative Producers: Eun-Zi Kim & Kerstin Krieg
Music by: Masami Tomihisa & Andreas Bjorck
Partners: ARTE ZDF, YLE, SVT, Filmstiftung NRW, BKM, Hessische Filmförderung and DFFF
“A haunting portrait of a fragile soul.”
- TV Movie
“The kaleidoscope-like documentary featuring the frightening as well as touching portrait of a woman with many personalities who found no balance between the threat of starvation and exuberant joie de vivre.”
- Film Dienst Article by Marguerite Seidel
“…atmospherically poetic and smart film.”
- Hamburger Morgenpost