This documentary is an ode to legendary French filmmaker Guy Giles who was part of the French new wave (Nouvelle Vague). While maintaining an art-house-esque aesthetic and the narrative focusses on Guy Giles's works and journey told through the eyes of three teenagers. It may sound too simple to embrace the emotional insight and recounting the journey and Giles films. But there is a clever construct in the screenplay with a wonderful casting and the result is equally fantastic. Gael Lepingle explores human emotions as well as the sociological change while the actors enact the lines, it is gorgeously organic and minimalistic. It will feel too talky and slow, it is justified since the story requires, we have a movie within a movie that parallels documentary and the reality.
It's warm and intimate that makes Guy Giles films so human and comforting, the characters in it are the same way. It's a movie that I got lost for good reason and drifts to tease us into subtleties of emotion and understanding. That being said, my conclusion is that I would highly recommend this for those who love Louis Skorecki, Angela Schanelec, Hollis Frampton, Eric Rohmer works. It is a must for Guy Giles fans to check out this fantastically well put together piece of work.
It's warm and intimate that makes Guy Giles films so human and comforting, the characters in it are the same way. It's a movie that I got lost for good reason and drifts to tease us into subtleties of emotion and understanding. That being said, my conclusion is that I would highly recommend this for those who love Louis Skorecki, Angela Schanelec, Hollis Frampton, Eric Rohmer works. It is a must for Guy Giles fans to check out this fantastically well put together piece of work.
