DOCUMENTEUR

DOCUMENTEUR (DOCUMENTEUR), 1981
France, USA | DCP, Color, 63' | French, English
Cast: Sabine Mamou, Mathieu Demy, Lisa Blok-Linson

The film’s title is a combination of “documentaire” and “menteur” which corresponds to documentary and liar, respectively. Also known with its original title, Documenteur: An Emotion Picture, Varda directs this film with the intention of showing it alongside her documentary Mural Murals, whichportrays the murals of Los Angeles. In fact, Documenteur opens up with the final frame from Mural Murals. Emilie is a French woman who has recently divorced her American husband, and is trying to start a life as a single mother to her young son in Los Angeles. She tries to find a home as she works as a typist for a filmmaker.