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Garçonnières

Garçonnières

After three years and 476 matches with men on dating applications, and a certain number of “short relationships that were as nice as they were brief”, director and anthropologist Céline Pernet decides to take the time to investigate her relationship with the men of her generation.

Through an advert, she brings together around thirty men aged 30 to 45 years old, living in Switzerland, who agree to talk to the camera about their relationship(s) with masculinity. The director questions them about seduction, sex, couples, love and even paternity, in a quest as personal as it is societal.

The protagonists show an urgent need to discuss contemporary masculinity and share their secrets, cry, doubt and laugh. In Garçonnières, toxic models of masculinity are put into words while inspiring interpretations of masculinity are considered together for the future. With welcome frivolity, the director casts an amused and kindly eye on the masculine world. This film asks us to listen attentively to each other and, one day, to be something other than what is expected of us.

Dir. Céline Pernet - 90min - 2022 - Switzerland

"As Pernet volleys questions about identity, relationships, and more, the responses form a fascinating tapestry of male experiences, told with candidness and vulnerability." - Guardian

“Céline Pernet brings a personal but objective feel, she gives these men the space to explore their viewpoint, while peppering the journey with her own experience. It continuously ranges from eye-opening, aggravating, interesting and disheartening, it can leave you feeling conflicted and in today’s landscape of film, that’s a useful and unusual experience.” - Film Carnage

"With a welcome lightness, the director took an amused and benevolent look at masculine worlds. A film that invites us to listen to ourselves deeply and one day be something other than what is expected of us." - Visions du Reel

"Filmed mostly in their personal spaces or engaged in some activity – from sports events to cross-country motorcycling – these men discuss work, love, sex and the frequent disparity between who they are and what is expected of them. The results are funny, revealing and occasionally surprising." - Sheffield Doc Fest

Garçonnières
  • Garçonnières

    Dir. Céline Pernet - 90min - 2022 - Switzerland

    After three years and 476 matches with men on dating applications, and a certain number of “short relationships that were as nice as they were brief”, director and anthropologist Céline Pernet decides to take the time to investigate her relationshi...

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  • Garçonnières - Trailer

    Filmmaker and anthropologist Céline Pernet questions her relationship with men of her generation. Responding to an advert, men aged 30 to 45 years old answer her questions, in a quest as personal as it is societal. Garçonnières casts an amused and caring eye, reflecting an urgent need to discuss ...