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Paparazzi

1964 · 22 min Documentary
6.7 / 10 · TMDB

Paparazzi explores the relationship between Brigitte Bardot and groups of invasive photographers attempting to photograph her while she works on the set of Jean-Luc Godard's film Le Mépris (Contempt). Through video footage of Bardot, interviews with the paparazzi, and still photos of Bardot from magazine covers and elsewhere, director Rozier investigates some of the ramifications of international movie stardom, specifically the loss of privacy to the paparazzi. The film explains the shooting of the film on the island of Capri, and the photographers' valiant, even foolishly dangerous, attempts to get a photograph of Bardot.

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Year 1964
Country France
Genre Documentary
Director Jacques Rozier
Runtime 22 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.7/10 (16 votes)

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Rozier constructs a tense cat-and-mouse game, blurring the lines between predator and prey. He explores the mechanics of a burgeoning media industry that built stardom on invasion, relying on raw footage and stark interviews to make its point.

What lingers after viewing is a profound unease about our own complicity in this spectacle. The film feels like a grim prophecy of celebrity culture. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Jacques Rozier

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Watch alone in a dim room to fully absorb the stark, voyeuristic tension of the black-and-white footage.

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