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Looking for Gilles Caron

2020 · 93 min

A quiet, absorbing investigation that pieces a lost life together from photographs and silences, leaving a lingering sense of absence.

Overview: Gilles Caron was at the height of his career as a brilliant photojournalist when he went missing in Cambodia in 1970. He was just 30 years old. Through his iconic photographs, and the gaps between them, this film, constructed like an investigation, aims to restore the photographer’s presence, recount the story of his gaze, and how he managed to cover every high profile conflict of his day in such a short period of time.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
war
death
obsession
identity
Places: road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Mariana Otero
Written by: Jérôme Tonnerre, Mariana Otero
Cinematography: Karine Aulnette, Hélène Louvart
Runtime: 93 min
Country: France
Languages: French

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