Marguerite's Theorem

2023 · 114 min · FR · 6.8 (227 votes)

Dir. Anna Novion · Starring Ella Rumpf, Julien Frison, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Sonia Bonny, Clotilde Courau, Édouard Sulpice · Music Pascal Bideau

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The future of Marguerite, a brilliant student in Mathematics at the prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure, seems all planned out. The only woman from her year, Marguerite is finishing a thesis she has to present to an audience of researchers. On the big day, a mistake shakes all her certainties and all her foundations collapse.

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This film offers a precise, cerebral journey into the high-stakes world of academia, feeling both intellectually stimulating and deeply anxious. It's an intense character study, exploring the fragile foundations of identity when brilliance meets unexpected challenges. The atmosphere is reflective, drawing you into a world of complex thought and internal struggle.

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