Documenteur

1981
1h 5m

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA young French woman, separated from her lover, tries to find a lodging in L.A. for herself and her son.A young French woman, separated from her lover, tries to find a lodging in L.A. for herself and her son.A young French woman, separated from her lover, tries to find a lodging in L.A. for herself and her son.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,9/10

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Prix
- 1 nomination au total

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Anecdotes
The couple fighting about rent were not actors and happened to be arguing while the film was being shot. Director Agnès Varda asked if her camera bothered them and neither one minded and continued to argue through the filming.

Citations
[first lines]
Récitante: It's often said you're "up against the wall" when you have to show your mettle, your true face - as if the rest of the time you hid your gut feelings behind a phony face, as extra head for putting up a false front. Me, that's all I see -- faces. They seem real, more real than what's conveyed by words. I feel lost in everything around words, I feel lost in everything around faces. Where I am, there's nothing but words and faces.

Connexions
Featured in Les glaneurs et la glaneuse... deux ans après (2002)

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9/10

Varda's Poetic Masterwork

Out of the few films that I've seen from the iconic French New Wave director Agnes Varda, "Documenteur" is probably the one that I found to be her greatest accomplishment. There's something about it's strange, cold atmosphere that really stuck with me, and the film is so well made that I'm surprised how little people ever discuss it. If it were a bit more popular, I bet "Documenteur" would be analyzed countless times and get as much praise as more well known Varda films (like "Cleo from 5 to 7")

The film mixes a realistic documentary-like style with a strange, borderline surreal atmosphere, creating a bizarre and experimental treat that made me feel oddly moved and, in one way or the other, kind of uncomfortable. It basically tells the story of a woman and her son living in Los Angeles, and that's really it. But it is made in such a way that it feels like its actually something much more than that. It is a film that is about emotions as much as it is about a mother son relationship.

It's also very well made, from the lovely camera movements, various experimental editing techniques, and brilliant use of voice-over, it truly is a mystical experience.