Gisèle is Lilith alludes to two stories, one contemporary and one ancient, tracing the continuity of the issue of the abuse of women. In medieval Jewish folklore, Lilith, Adam’s first wife, declared her equality by refusing to lie beneath him and ultimately flew off after a dispute. In the present, Gisèle Pélicot chose a public trial, allowing the facts of prolonged, organised sexual violence perpetrated by 83 men and facilitated by her former husband to be publicly named and documented.