Journal de France

France – 2013 – 100min – Color – 2.35 – Not Rated – Documentary

In French with English Subtitles

Synopsis

Short synopsis : A journal, a voyage through time. He photographs France, she rediscovers the unseen footage he has so carefully kept: his first steps behind the camera, his TV reports from around the world, snatches of their memories and of our history.

Long synopsis : Travelling alone, internationally acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Raymond Depardon spent six years capturing his home country with a large format camera. This long, solitary road trip provided fertile ground for the creation – with his long-time partner and collaborator Claudine Nougaret – of a remarkable travel journal. The journey returned Depardon to important places from his past as a reporter – Chad, Venice, Cannes – and to a wealth of previously unseen footage from his archive: an interview with Jean-Bédel Bokassa, film of Jean-Luc Godard, extraordinary glimpses of private and public life. Intimate, compelling, revelatory, JOURNAL DE FRANCE offers a unique portrait of a country and its landscapes, an overview of a truly illustrious career and a fascinating resume of the development of the photographic art over the past half-century.

Directed by

Raymond Depardon

CAST

CREW

Director Raymond Depardon

Producers Les Films de la Palmeraie, Claudine Nougaret

REACTIONS

“A fascinating introduction to one of France’s major filmmakers.” Time Out

“A tribute to a masterful eye, a humanistic heart and a wondrous life, “Journal” is a natural for docu fests and Euro satcasts.” – Screen International

“[Offers] up an enticing amuse-bouche to an artist whose body of work has become essential viewing.” – Hollywood Reporter

“A tribute to a masterful eye, a humanistic heart and a wondrous life, “Journal” is a natural for docu fests and Euro satcasts.” – Variety

AWARDS AND FEST

Festival de Cannes 2012 – Special Screenings

César Awards 2013 – Nominated
Award(s) : Best Documentary Film

Telluride Film Festival 2012

Festival do Rio 2012

Vancouver International Film Festival 2012

BFI London Film Festival 2012

Tokyo International Film Festival 2012

Viennale International Film Festival 2012

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