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Reporters(1981)
Status: Released
Date: 1981-06-10
71%
10 Votes
Time: 1h 37m
Overview:
The co-founder of the Gamma press agency, Raymond Depardon, created this documentary of press photographers in Paris and their subjects by following the photographers around for one month, in October, 1980. In-between long hours waiting for a celebrity to emerge from a restaurant or a hotel, boredom immediately switches to fast action as the cameras click and roll when the person appears. The reaction to the gaggle of photographers is as varied as the people they often literally chase all around town. While some of the celebrities, such as Jacques Chirac who was mayor of Paris at the time, are perceived as comical caricatures, others are shown simply going about ordinary pursuits - including Catherine Deneuve, Gene Kelly, and Jean-Luc Godard.
Languages: French, English.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies:
Bibliothèque publique d'information du centre Georges Pompidou
Movie: Reporters
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jacques Chirac
Self
Jean-Luc Godard
Self
Richard Gere
Self
Ursula Andress
Self
Serge Gainsbourg
Self
Raymond Barre
Self
Mireille Darc
Self
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Overview
The co-founder of the Gamma press agency, Raymond Depardon, created this documentary of press photographers in Paris and their subjects by following the photographers around for one month, in October, 1980. In-between long hours waiting for a celebrity to emerge from a restaurant or a hotel, boredom immediately switches to fast action as the cameras click and roll when the person appears. The reaction to the gaggle of photographers is as varied as the people they often literally chase all around town. While some of the celebrities, such as Jacques Chirac who was mayor of Paris at the time, are perceived as comical caricatures, others are shown simply going about ordinary pursuits - including Catherine Deneuve, Gene Kelly, and Jean-Luc Godard.
Release Date
1981-06-10
Average
7.05
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