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Journal de France

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Filmmaker Raymond Depardon examines his oeuvre and working process.

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Jonathan Romney Sight & Sound This fascinating film really belongs to those people whose names never made the history books, barely even their local newspaper headlines. Feb 6, 2014 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) It's fascinating fare, offering both an insight into the emergence of Depardon's still influential "direct cinema" aesthetic, and an affectionate portrait of a unique visual artist and cultural archivist. Rated: 3/5 Feb 1, 2014 Full Review Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard Has moments of magic, but you can't help feeling that an outsider would have fashioned something with more bite. Rated: 3/5 Jan 31, 2014 Full Review Ann Lee metro.co.uk ... a greatest-hits slideshow of a career that clicks us from war-torn Paris to the Yemen, Haiti and Prague. Frequently fascinating, if a tad unfocused. Rated: 3/5 Sep 6, 2017 Full Review Paul Whitington Irish Independent These clips are fascinating, but Journal de France would have been a stronger documentary if Monsieur Depardon had provided narrations for some of them. Rated: 3/5 Feb 5, 2014 Full Review Siobhan Synnot Scotsman Depardon is engaging, but so reserved that he never quite comes into focus. Rated: 2/5 Jan 27, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Audience Member Journal de France provides a fascinating look into the works of photographer/ director Raymond Depardon, whose cinema verite remains riveting, inspiring and poignant to this day. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Very interesting assemblage of past reportage/documentaries combined with a reflection on Depardon's current interests, but it has an incomplete/under-realised feel to it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Depardon a tout vu, tout vécu ! Voilà ce que l'on se dit en sortant de ce film. J'avoue que je ne m'attendais pas à ça en allant le voir, mais je suis ressortie contente. On y voit des images pas toujours agréables, des tranches de vie dans le monde, très intéressantes et permettant de se forger sa propre opinion. On voit à travers ses images toute la vie de Raymond Depardon défiler, il semble tout voir et observer à travers sa caméra ou son appareil photo, le public comme le privé. Le film est un patchwork d'images et pourrait paraître parfois brouillon. J'ai particulièrement aimé les moments où on le suit dans sa camionnette en train de silloner la France, son appareil photo ancien, les rencontres qu'il y fait... Ca reste un témoignage d'une vie incroyable qu'a vécu (et que continue à vivre !) Raymond Depardon. A voir ! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Raymond Depardon examines his oeuvre and working process.
Director
Raymond Depardon, Claudine Nougaret
Producer
Claudine Nougaret
Screenwriter
Raymond Depardon, Claudine Nougaret
Production Co
Palmeraie et Désert, France 2 Cinéma
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 40m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)