THE PROSTITUTES OF LYON SPEAK / LES PROSTITUÉES DE LYON PARLENT

In the organizer's words:

FRA 1975, documentary, 46 min

Director: Carole Roussopoulos

Language: OmeU (French with English subtitles)

Content Notes: 1, 6

In the spring of 1975, around two hundred prostitutes occupied the Saint-Nizier church in Lyon to draw attention to their precarious working and living conditions, which are characterized by violence, exploitation and social exclusion. In front of Carole Roussopoulos' camera, they testify as "women and mothers" to demand an end to the police, tax and social harassment to which they are subjected. The interviews are broadcast in real time on monitors outside the church, confronting people passing by on the street with topics that were previously taboo.

The film screening is framed by diary-like passages about both the day of the occupation and the violent eviction of the church. The passages are taken from the book "Die geteilte Frau" by Barbara & Christine de Coninck, read by Stella (Bündnis "Hurenaufstand 1975") and Mia Rose (activist, former sex worker and co-organizer of family affair - self-help group by and for sex workers, Leipzig). They will then talk to Christiane Dohrn, pastor of St. Peter's Church, and Giovanna Gilges, social scientist and director of the Gesellschaft für Sexarbeits- und Prostitutionsforschung e.V. (Society for Sex Work and Prostitution Research). will talk about the upcoming project and the film.

The event is being held in cooperation with the alliance "Hurenaufstand 1975", which is organizing the project "HUREN IM HAUSE DES HERRN" to mark International Whores' Day.

ENG: In spring 1975, around two hundred prostitutes occupied the Saint-Nizier church in Lyon to draw attention to their precarious working and living conditions, which were characterized by violence, exploitation and social exclusion. In front of Carole Roussopoulos' camera, they give testimony as "women and mothers" to demand an end to the harassment they are subjected to by the police, tax authorities and society. The interviews are broadcast in real time on monitors outside the church, confronting people passing by on the street with topics that were previously taboo. (French with english subtitles)

The film screening is framed by diary-like passages about both the day of the squatting and the violent eviction of the church. The passages are taken from the book "Die geteilte Frau" by Barbara & Christine de Coninck, read by Stella (Bündnis "Hurenaufstand 1975") and Mia Rose (activist, former sex worker and co-organizer of family affair - self-help group by and for sex workers). Following the screening, they will talk about the upcoming project and the film together with Christiane Dohrn, pastor of St. Peter's Church, and Giovanna Gilges, social scientist and director of the Society for Sex Work and Prostitution Research.

The event takes place in cooperation with the alliance "Hurenaufstand 1975", which organizes the project "HUREN IM HAUSE DES HERRN" for the International Whores' Day.

Price information:

- 7.00 € (regular) - 5.50 € (reduced*) - 3.50 € (with Leipzig Pass, disabled pass, volunteer pass) - Films longer than 130 min: + 1.00 € - Tickets are available online (plus € 0.70 booking fee), remaining tickets at the Box Office.