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What if French Rock were born with Edith Piaf? From sweet sixties pop to today’s gender-indifferent anthems, from feminist rebels of the seventies to fashion icons of the social media age, from Françoise Hardy to Christine & The Queens, via Vanessa Paradis, Catherine Ringer, Charlotte Gainsbourg and many more, Oh Les Filles! tells the untold story of French female rock stars. Narrated by Clémence Poésy, this groundbreaking documentary combines interviews and iconic footage to radically reverse perspectives and give the patriarchy a kick! Welcome to France, the land where women rock! Armanet portrays female artists of different generations and styles with great intimacy. They talk about their first performances, social expectations, creative struggles, and moments of radical self-determination. The result is a powerful picture of female perspectives in the music business, where passion and resistance often go hand in hand. The film conveys not only musical energy, but also the courage to break norms and assert one's own voice. OH LES FILLES has been screened internationally at several festivals and has been particularly praised for its emotional openness and careful selection of protagonists. The response underscores how significant this retrospective on female creativity in the French music landscape is. Armanet has succeeded in creating a document that connects the past and the present and shows how much these artists have shaped cultural developments.