https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRVncgtT6GE
Talking Heads (1980), directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski, a Polish art-house filmmaker.
A beautifully made short documentary that reminded me of cinéma vérité , a style of documentary in which the subjects, compelled by the presence of a camera, reveal some sort of “truth”. I’ve forgotten how fond I am of cinema verite. Talking Heads lead me to revisit Chronicle of Summer (1961), directed by Jean Rouch. I think I might have written about this film at some point, when I was at Cal. I really wished I kept all of my essays and books from my film classes. Oh! I still have textbook from my avant-garde documentary class. I’ll have to remember to bring it with me back to NY.
What would happen if I make a similar film now? (Would it be okay if I made a film that posed the same questions?) I’d like to ask people in my college the same questions: what year were you born in, who are you, and what do you wish for? What other questions would be more meaningful to ask? I can’t think of any other.










