Film sur Georges Perec

A long, quiet, affectionate portrait built from readings and archival fragments, asking patience as it circles a writer's life and absence.

Directed by

Catherine Binet

Genres

Documentary, Tv movie

Starring

Alain Cuny, Sami Frey, Michael Lonsdale

Overview

A two-part documentary made for French TV about Georges Perec, directed by his former partner Catherine Binet. It features a mixture of archival footage, scenes from Perec’s films and to-camera readings of excerpts from his work by various actors and friends of the author (Michael Lonsdale, Marina Vlady, Alain Cuny, Sami Frey, Edith Scob, Harry Mathews and others).

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Memory, identity, art, grief

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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