Movie·2021·1h 17m

The Kiosk

Name: The Kiosk
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-10-06
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Damien Fourmeau, Marie-Laurence Fay, Marcel Cierniak, Gérard Jacq, Aliénor de Nervaux

★ 7.1Documentary

Synopsis

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.