A Dramatic Film

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A Dramatic Film

2019

1h 57m

Drama

Documentary

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10 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Commissioned as a dedicated artwork for the newly constructed Dora Maar middle school on the outskirts of Paris, Un Film Dramatique is a lively portrait of the first class to attend the school, filmed over the course of four years. The group of 21 middle schoolers discuss the drama of their daily lives and experiment with cameras and equipment. They are the film's subjects, and also its makers. With a refreshingly uninhibited approach, Baudelaire (Letters to Max, The Anabasis of May...) offers a new perspective on the realities of our current socio-political moment that is both playful and purposeful. As the students debate the approaching elections and the immigration crisis, they also seek to answer a key political question--what are we doing here together?

Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

02/26/2021

The openness, warmth and respect the kids show one another is heartening to watch.

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Teo Bugbee

New York Times

02/25/2021

Demonstrates the liveliness and generosity that can come from civic-minded art.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

12/15/2020

3/5

This documentary from Eric Baudelaire is a reminder of how much we can learn from the way teenagers see the world.

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Lawrence Garcia

In Review Online

06/06/2021

Conceptually, then, there's much to admire - but the project's nobility notwithstanding, it makes for a rather dull, diffuse viewing experience.

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Diane Carson

KDHX (St. Louis)

03/01/2021

This was probably an excellent class assignment, but in the opening, one student comments that a film should draw you in or what's the point? Exactly.

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Dustin Chang

ScreenAnarchy

02/28/2021

The film is refreshing documentation of the lives of middle school students, reflecting on changing French society, as well as a boundary breaking, playful cinematic experiment.

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Synopsis

Commissioned as a dedicated artwork for the newly constructed Dora Maar middle school on the outskirts of Paris, Un Film Dramatique is a lively portrait of the first class to attend the school, filmed over the course of four years. The group of 21 middle schoolers discuss the drama of their daily lives and experiment with cameras and equipment. They are the film's subjects, and also its makers. With a refreshingly uninhibited approach, Baudelaire (Letters to Max, The Anabasis of May...) offers a new perspective on the realities of our current socio-political moment that is both playful and purposeful. As the students debate the approaching elections and the immigration crisis, they also seek to answer a key political question--what are we doing here together?

Director: Eric Baudelaire
Producer: Eric Baudelaire, Camille Laemlé, Alexandra Delage, Hélène Maes
Production Co: Les Films d'ici, Poulet-Malassis
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Original Language: French (France)
Runtime: 1h 57m