This ten-program retrospective covers the full range of Raymond Depardon’s diverse career and includes excellent films in several different styles, most of the films Chicago premieres. Depardon learned photography as a child and became a photojournalist in his teens. His first films were inspired by the “direct cinema” documentaries of Ricky Leacock and D.A. Pennebaker, but later he made fictional films as well as impressionistic film essays not unlike those of Chris Marker. While he’s not a great stylistic innovator, his best work responds intensely and affectingly to its subjects. All films and videos are in French with subtitles unless otherwise noted. Screenings take place at Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton. For more information call 773-281-4114 or visit www.facets.org.
Best of Chicago voting is live now. Vote for your favorites »
ALSO SCREENING
