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Sisterly summertime blues
MARIA DUARTE recommends a moving tribute to the hardships faced by feminists in 1970s France
MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
Summertime (15)
Directed by Catherine Corsini
4/5
SET against the political backdrop of the fight for women’s rights in 1970s France, this romantic drama shows how — nearly five decades on and despite a few advances — sadly not much has really changed.
Britain may now have its second-ever female Prime Minister, but women are still battling for equality and equal pay. In France, no woman has ever held the reins of power.
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