Niki

Niki de Saint Phalle was a French sculptor, painter, filmmaker and author of colorful hand-illustrated books. Widely noted as one of the few female monumental sculptors, she was also known for her social commitment and work.

Charlotte Le Bon (White Lotus 2025) stars as a young Niki, who escapes the grip of 1950s America and arrives in Paris desperate to find freedom and self-expression. While navigating motherhood, Niki’s haunted past emerges — until trauma explodes into uncontainable, revolutionary art.

Niki is not just a biopic, but a rich meditation on resilience, female agency, and the unstoppable drive to create ART.

“This fascinating portrait is transcended by the one who plays the title role: Charlotte Le Bon delivers an embodiment so electrifying and moving that it feels like the most beautiful tribute that could be paid to the artist.” ~Renaud Baronian, Le Parisien

“Céline Sallette paints with passion and brilliance the artistic blossoming of Niki de Saint Phalle.” ~Eric Neuhoff, Le Figaro

Iconic artist Niki de Saint Phalle shattered rigid expectations of womanhood, forging a fearless new language of feminism through bold, explosive art. Against all odds, she transformed personal pain into monumental works like HON, the 25M long supine pregnant woman where the public enter the sculpture via the vagina, espousing female strength and the unapologetic power of womanhood, emerging as a trailblazing force: sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and fearless feminist.