The Kiosk (2021)
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.
Director:
Alexandra Pianelli
Writer:
Alexandra Pianelli
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Damien Fourmeau as SDF |
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Marie-Laurence Fay as Marchande de journaux |
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Marcel Cierniak as Chauffeur de la délégation allemande |
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Gérard Jacq as Bénévole à Notre-Dame-de-Paris |
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Aliénor de Nervaux as Danseuse étoile |
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Christiane Rémoleur as Retraitée |
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Islam Asraful as Vendeur de fruits |
| Directing | Alexandra Pianelli | Director |
| Writing | Alexandra Pianelli | Screenplay |
| Editing | Léa Chatauret | Editor |
| Camera | Zoé Chantre | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Cyrille Carillon | Sound |
| Sound | Alexandra Pianelli | Sound |
| Camera | Alexandra Pianelli | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Olaf Hund | Music |
