Le Clitoris
2017 · Directed by Lori Malépart-Traversy
Original language: French
- animation
- documentary
The story
Women are lucky, they get to have the only organ in the human body dedicated exclusively for pleasure: the clitoris! In this humorous and instructive animated documentary, find out its unrecognized anatomy and its unknown herstory.
What it’s like
Bright, playful animation carries a frank, upbeat lecture on the body, with the narrator's wry, direct voice doing most of the work and the drawings offering clear, almost diagrammatic detail that stays cheerful rather than clinical. The tone is warm, funny and unembarrassed, closer to a well-timed classroom aside than a lecture, and the short runtime keeps it moving in quick, bouncy beats. It suits a lunch break, a curious evening with a friend, or a sharp, fun watch when you want something informative and light. The sexual content is discussed openly and explained in anatomical terms, but there is no explicit imagery, violence, or fear, so it lands as cheeky and matter-of-fact. It is made for viewers who want a playful, body-positive primer on female sexuality, delivered with humour and no shame.
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