Nénette
Nicolas Philibert
2009 - 54 min - 35 mm - Couleur - France

Born in 1969 in the forests of Borneo, Nénette has just turned forty.
It is rare for an orang-utan to reach such a venerable age! A resident of the menagerie at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris since 1972, she has spent more time there than any member of staff. The unrivalled star of the place, she sees hundreds of visitors file past her cage each day. And, of course, each one of them has comments to make…

Jardin | Singe | Zoologie | Paris


Author-Director : Nicolas Philibert
Photography : Katell Djian, Nicolas Philibert
Sound : Julien Cloquet, Laurent Gabiot, Jean Umansky
Editing : Nicolas Philibert
Delegate Producer : Les Films d'ici
Co-producer : Forum des images
Contribution : Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes

Distribution


Distributor : Les Films d'ici
DVD Editing : Éditions Montparnasse
VOD : Universciné
Circulation-Consultation : BnF (Bibliothèque nationale de France). Département de l'Audiovisuel

Distinctions

2010 - Visions du réel, Nyon (Suisse) : Sélection Tendances
2010 - Hot Docs, Toronto (Canada) : Sélection
2010 - Planete Doc Review Film Festival, Varsovie (Pologne) : Sélection