Grandir
| Grandir | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dominique Cabrera |
| Edited by | Isidore Bethel Marc Daquin |
Production company | Ad Libitum |
| Distributed by | Splendor Films[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Languages | French, English |
Grandir is a 2013 first-person French documentary film by Dominique Cabrera. The film, whose working title was O Happy Days! (Ô Heureux jours !), is a follow-up to the filmmaker's 1995 film diary Tomorrow and Tomorrow Again (Demain et encore demain). In Grandir, Cabrera expanded her diaristic approach, starting by filming family at her brother's wedding in Massachusetts.[2] According to the filmmaker, this was a way of appreciating them more deeply, cherishing them while they're alive.[3] From there, the filmmaker continued recording events and gatherings – holidays, births, and her father's funeral[4] – in the hopes of grappling with family secrets, which might explain her anxiety and persistent insomnia.[5] She also traveled to Algeria with her sister to investigate the mysterious conditions surrounding their mother's birth.[6]
Cabrera met one of the film's editors, Isidore Bethel, when she was a visiting professor in Harvard's film program[7] and advising his undergraduate thesis.[8] Bethel also concurrently edited Cabrera's short film "Goat Milk," which focuses on grief and Cabrera's interactions with family living in Massachusetts.[9]
Reception[edit]
Grandir premiered at the Cinéma du Réel, where it won the festival's Potemkine Prize,[10] before screening at the La Rochelle International Film Festival[11] and ACID Cannes.[12] It received favorable press coverage from Le Monde,[13] Télérama,[14] Critikat,[15] Culturopoing,[16] and Challenges.[17] Splendor Films released the film in theaters in France,[18] and Potemkine Films released it on DVD.[19] The Institut Français in London screened Grandir in 2016.[20] A 2021 retrospective of Cabrera's work at the Pompidou Center included the film with an introduction from fellow autobiographical filmmaker Ross McElwee.[21]
References[edit]
- ^ "Grandir". UniFrance. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "GRANDIR (Ô HEUREUX JOURS !) Un film de Dominique Cabrera". ACID Cannes. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Grandir". film-documentaire.fr. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Goat Milk". Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Dominique Cabrera : "Je filme la place des êtres dans le monde"". France Inter. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Grandir de Dominique Cabrera, Amour". Critikat, Carine Bernasconi. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Dominique Cabrera, FSC Works". Harvard Film Studies Center. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Isidore M.T. Bethel". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Goat Milk". Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Les films autobiographiques de Dominique Cabrera - Grandir (ô jours heureux !) - Demain et encore demain". École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Grandir". La Rochelle International Film Festival. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "GRANDIR (Ô HEUREUX JOURS !) Un film de Dominique Cabrera". ACID Cannes. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ ""Grandir" : confidences publiques". Noémie Luciani, Le Monde. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Grandir". Jérémie Couston, Télérama. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Grandir de Dominique Cabrera, Amour". Critikat, Carine Bernasconi. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Dominique Cabrera – "Grandir"". William Lurson, Culturopoing. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Grandir : Dominique Cabrera en famille". Laure Croiset, Challenges. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Grandir". Splendor Films. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Les films autobiographiques de Dominique cabrera : Grandir (O heureux jours !) + Demain et encore demain". Potemkine Films. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "GRANDIR + Q&A". Institut Français. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Grandir (Ô heureux jours !)". Pompidou Center. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
