''The Lives of Thérèse'' () is a French documentary film, released in 2016."Cannes Film Review: ‘The Lives of Thérèse’"
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'', May 19, 2016. Directed by

Sébastien Lifshitz Sébastien Lifshitz (born 1968) is a French screenwriter and director. He teaches at La Fémis, a school that focuses on the subject of image and sound. He studied at the École du Louvre, and has a bachelor's degree from the University of Paris ...

, the film is a profile of French feminist and LGBT activist

Thérèse Clerc Thérèse Clerc (1927–2016) was a French militant feminist who was active principally in the city of Montreuil. A member of the Movement for Freedom of Abortion and Birth Control (Mouvement pour la liberté de l'avortement et de la contraceptio ...

as she battles terminal illness. Clerc died several weeks before the film's theatrical premiere. The film won the

Queer Palm The Queer Palm is an independently sponsored prize for selected LGBT-relevant films entered into the Cannes Film Festival. The award was founded in 2010 by journalist Franck Finance-Madureira. It is sponsored by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Mart ...

for best LGBT-related film at the

2016 Cannes Film Festival The 69th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 22 May 2016. Australian filmmaker George Miller (filmmaker), George Miller was the president of the jury for the main competition. French actor Laurent Lafitte was the host for the opening and ...

Synopsis

The documentary covers Clerc's battle with terminal illness and includes recordings of the last days of her life at her request. Clerc had previously appeared in another of Lifshitz's documentaries, The Invisible.

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* 2016 films 2016 LGBTQ-related films Films directed by Sébastien Lifshitz Documentary films about lesbians Queer Palm winners 2010s French films French LGBTQ-related documentary films {{LGBT-documentary-film-stub