Place de la République (1974)

**Monty** · 09-19-2009, 08:26 PM

Place de la République (1974)

Shot over ten days in the titular square in Paris, Place de la republique is a tip of the hat to Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin’s cinephile classic, Chronique d’un eté. Taking to the streets of this working-class neighbourhood, Malle and his small team began approaching strangers and asking them all sorts of questions (“What interests you in life?” “Are you happy?”), in part to document their behavior and reactions to the camera’s unflinching eye. But very few shy away from the filmmakers; some flirt, others recount their life stories and are shockingly frank about their views on French society.

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