The Kiosk

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Director :

Alexandra Pianelli

Cast :

Damien FourmeauMarie-Laurence FayMarcel CierniakGérard JacqAliénor de NervauxChristiane RémoleurIslam Asraful

Genre :

Documentary

Release :

2021-10-06

Description :

In her debut feature, Alexandra Pianelli captures the unique world in and around her family’s Paris newsstand, presenting a film diary that lovingly documents her time working there. Sequestered behind the cramped counter, Pianelli films the world as it passes before her with a boundless sense of curiosity and compassion. iPhone or GoPro strategically set up before her, she records idiosyncratic interactions with charming regulars who drop by for their newspapers and a chat, or the lost passers-by simply looking for directions. Le Kiosque is a tender study of humanity, as well as a bittersweet sketch of physical media’s dying days as the newsstand’s future becomes increasingly unclear.