For film fans, there’s a bittersweet quality to the fall film festival season. Sure, it’s always great to get a chance to watch some of the year’s best works, from some of the world’s best filmmakers and actors. However, if you don’t get the chance to attend the festivals, odds are, there are many of these projects that have caught your eye that you may never get the chance to watch. Luckily, there’s one project that recently premiered at Venice that you get to watch right this moment and it is a short documentary from one of the best directors around, Lynne Ramsay, titled ‘Brigitte.’
Actually, ‘Brigitte’ is less a standalone doc and more the 18th episode in the long-running series “Women’s Tales.” However, it is definitely directed by Ramsay and is something that most film fans are going to want to check out. The film follows the story of portrait photographer Brigitte Lacombe and breaks down the process of one of the best artists in the field.
As mentioned, ‘Brigitte’ is directed by Lynne Ramsay. The filmmaker is one of our favorites and is probably best known for films like “We Need to Talk About Kevin” and “You Were Never Really Here.” The latter of which earned its way on our list of the Best Films of 2018, as well as Best Cinematography and Best Action groups. Needless to say, the fact that Ramsay’s film wasn’t seriously considered for any Oscars is one of the worst snubs of last year.
You can watch the entire short doc, ‘Brigitte,’ below.
Here’s the synopsis:
A vast hydraulic factory in London is the site for a special kind of production. One of the world’s foremost portrait photographers, Brigitte Lacombe, is having her own documentary portrait made about her, here. While she candidly discusses her life and ideas with filmmaker Lynne Ramsay, we see Brigitte’s intimate process at work: the graceful movement from behind her camera towards the subjects she’s capturing. This cast includes her sister, Marian, and a series of other siblings, some related by blood, others by sheer love. A conversation about making images illuminates the film’s deep monochrome mood and Brigitte’s directing gaze. We look at her looking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW2yPrKFw1E&feature=youtu.be