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Documenteur

Topics:#los angeles, california #single mother #woman director #moving to a city #french woman #fresh start #mother son relationship #typist

Synopsis

After separating from the father of her son, a young French woman tries to find lodging and a fresh start in L.A. for herself and her son.

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Documenteur - Trailer - SFF 19

Type: Trailer • Published 2019-05-28

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Sabine Mamou

Emilie Cooper

Mathieu Demy

Martin Cooper

Lisa Blok-Linson

Lisa

Tina Odom

Tina

Gary Feldman

Writer at the Window

Charles Southwood

Man on the Water Bed

Chris Leplus

Producer from the Other Film

Andrew Meyer

Man from the Other Film

Barry Farrell

Man from the Other Film

Tom Taplin

Tom Cooper

Delphine Seyrig

Delphine (voice)

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Suzanne Finn

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Gerard Jullian

(voice)

Voice

Fred Ricker

The Motel Couple (uncredited)

Uncredited

Kelly Ricker

The Motel Couple (uncredited)

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Agnès Varda

Mur Murs Play Back (voice) (uncredited)

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Release History & Theatrical Window

World Premiere

Toronto Film Festival

Festival / Special Debut

Theatrical Premiere

October 17, 1982

Wide Cinema Exhibition

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Agnès Varda
Screenplay & Story: Agnès Varda
Original Score: Georges Delerue
Original Title: Documenteur
Country of Origin: France
Spoken Languages: English, French
Runtime: 1h 5m
Production Studios: Ciné-Tamaris

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Agnès Varda

Screenplay & Story

Agnès Varda

Original Score & Music

Georges Delerue

Director of Photography

Nurith Aviv, Affonso Beato, Bob Carr, Ace Armanaki, Mosh Levin, Tom Taplin

Film Editing

Bob Gould, Sabine Mamou, Phillip Linson

Department Leadership Roster

Agnès Varda

Director

Agnès Varda

Writer

Georges Delerue

Original Music Composer

Nurith Aviv

Director of Photography

Affonso Beato

Director of Photography

Bob Carr

Director of Photography

Bob Gould

Editor

Sabine Mamou

Editor

Ace Armanaki

Director of Photography

Mosh Levin

Director of Photography

Tom Taplin

Director of Photography

Phillip Linson

Editor

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The Complete Criterion Collection. The Criterion Collection is a video distribution company that sells 'important classic and contemporary films' in editions that offer the highest technical quality. This list contains only the featured films released on DVD, BluRay and 4K Criterion releases — no supplements are included. Organized by spine number with the newest releases first. CC标准收藏完整收录版：收录标准收藏（Criterion Collection）发行的重要经典及当代电影。仅包含正片（涵盖 DVD、蓝光及 4K 版本），已排除花絮补充内容。按 CC 发行编号倒序排列（最新发行在前）。 *注：榜单源数据中包含部分剧集/迷你剧，由于本片单只收录纯电影，故不再收录以下非电影条目：* • [#214] Mangrove (2020) • [#215] Lovers Rock (2020) • [#216] Red, White and Blue (2020) • [#217] Alex Wheatle (2020) • [#486] Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1972) • [#647] Dekalog (1989) • [#944] World on a Wire (1973) • [#1187] Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) • [#1338] Fanny and Alexander (1984) • [#1341] Tanner '88 (1988) • [#1371] Scenes from a Marriage (1973) *注：以下影片因 TMDB 尚未收录，暂不在此片单中展示：* • [#531] First (2012) • [#1699] Ulysse (1983) *(Updated via Automated ETL Pipeline: 2026-10-11 07:39:08 UTC+8)*

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