L'Absent (1997)

Original title

L'absent

Directed by

Céline Baril

Genre

drama

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker discovers an old photo album in a Paris flea market and uses it as inspiration for a film. Scenes blend 8 mm footage of European cities with black and white family photographs.

atmosphericnostalgicdreamlikemeditativefragmentedgrainyevocativecontemplative

What happens

The Absent One (French: L'Absent) is a 1997 Canadian experimental film written and directed by Céline Baril. The idea for the film was inspired by Baril's discovery in a Paris flea market of a dusty old photo album. Interior scenes, and all exteriors of European cities, including Rome, Vienna, Budapest and Prague, as well as glimpses (footage) of old B&W photos of a family, were shot in 8 mm and blown up to 16 mm for effect. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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