Précieuse(s)

Veronique and her friends gather in a Parisian salon. They discuss fashion, art, politics — but this isn't 18th-century small talk; it's a conversation among modern women who have consciously chosen the lifestyle of précieuses. Filmmaker Claire Deni observes their rituals: selecting dresses with crinolines, reading letters with quill pens, philosophical debates about feminism through the lens of historical reenactment. The 2026 documentary explores the boundaries between performance and identity, asking — can one escape modernity by wearing a corset? The camera captures not only elegant gestures but also moments of doubt, when the historical costume becomes too tight. The documentary portrait transforms into a study of freedom through voluntary constraint.