Nénette (2010)

Directed by

Nicolas Philibert

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 10m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film observes a 40-year-old female orangutan in a Paris zoo as visitors watch her through a glass enclosure. We hear their conversations and see their reflections while she sits inside with her son.

observationalintimatequietreflectivecontemplativestillcalm

What happens

Nénette is a 2010 French documentary film about a 40-year-old female orangutan living in the menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes, (the zoo in Paris, France). The film, directed by Nicolas Philibert presents an intimate portrait of the ape, originally from Borneo, who has spent most of her life in captivity. In accord with the Cinéma vérité style of Philibert's earlier works, the camera rests on Nénette and her son Tübo in their glass-fronted enclosure. We hear the conversations and see the reflections of the zoo visitors in the glass as they regard Nénette, a mother of four who has survived three mates. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Green (2009)
• The Velvet Queen (2021)
• The Territory of Others (1970)
• Secret Lives of Orangutans (2024)
• Animals in Love (2007)
• The Monkey Folk (1989)
• Orangutan (2026)
• Les Chroniques de la Terre sauvage