2026 / France / Documentary / 48′
Directed by Gaël Teicher
Synopsis
From 2016 to 2021, Laurent Achard directed four portraits of filmmakers: Vecchiali, Brisseau, Stévenin, and Mazuy. The fifth (Carax), begun in 2023 at the Villa Medici, remained unfinished. He nicknamed it “The Chairs.” “When we consider how familiar death is, and how complete our ignorance is, and that there has never beenany escape, we must admit that the secret is well kept!” (Jankelevitch)
Biography
Gaël Teicher is a producer and distributor at La Traverse and an editor at Éditions de l’Œil. He has produced the filmmaker portraits directed by Laurent Achard, films by Paul Vecchiali and Jean-Claude Brisseau, and a music video directed by Patricia Mazuy for Bertrand Belin’s song “Surfaces”…
TECHNICAL SHEET
Script Gaël Teicher
Cinematographer Laurent Achard, Gaël Teicher, Jordane Chouzenoux, David Grinberg
Sound Emmanuelle Villard, Emmanuel Le Gall, Philippe Grivel, Lucas Doméjean
Mix Matthieu Deniau et Philippe Grivel
Cast Laurent Achard, Lili Hinstin, Gaël Teicher, Leos Carax, Patricia Mazuy, Jean-François Stévenin, Jean-Claude Brisseau, Paul Vecchiali
Edit Thomas Glaser
Production La Traverse