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Thanks for Coming

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1987. Michel Seydoux produced Alain Cavalier's '24 Portraits' series. This marked the beginning of a long friendship spanning almost 40 years with the man who would become known as 'Le Filmeur'. Bolstered by this deep artistic, personal and professional trust, Alain Cavalier breaks free from the shackles of commercial cinema and develops his unique style, guided by authenticity and a fascination with human encounters. At the dawn of the 2000s, Alain Cavalier discovers the digital camera and the freedom it affords him. Michel Seydoux is а privileged witness to this encounter. The emancipation it offers completes the shaping of a unique vision, imbued with tenderness and a fleeting poetry. It is the fragility of the world that blossoms anew through the lens of the camera, and that of the Filmmaker in symbiosis with his tool. Thanks for coming is a manifesto of universal feelings towards the human experience, and of a man who has devoted his life to his artistic medium to the point of appearing within it with all the vulnerability inherent in his craft. This film is a journey to the heart of the intimate relationship each of us maintains with our otherness and our emotions. The final chapter of Alain Cavalier's filmed diary, the ultimate celebration of life in all its raw intensity, the final stage of a mysterious and singular body of work.

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Àngel Quintana Caimán Cuadernos de Cine May 26
Thanks for Coming is not only the closing of an intimate diary but also a moving reflection on time, memory, and the very act of filmmaking. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Alain Cavalier

Director

Alain Cavalier

Screenwriter

Michel Seydoux

Producer

Alain Cavalier

Cinematographer

Emmanuel Manzano

Film Editor

Zoé Chantre

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Synopsis 1987. Michel Seydoux produced Alain Cavalier's '24 Portraits' series. This marked the beginning of a long friendship spanning almost 40 years with the man who would become known as 'Le Filmeur'. Bolstered by this deep artistic, personal and professional trust, Alain Cavalier breaks free from the shackles of commercial cinema and develops his unique style, guided by authenticity and a fascination with human encounters. At the dawn of the 2000s, Alain Cavalier discovers the digital camera and the freedom it affords him. Michel Seydoux is а privileged witness to this encounter. The emancipation it offers completes the shaping of a unique vision, imbued with tenderness and a fleeting poetry. It is the fragility of the world that blossoms anew through the lens of the camera, and that of the Filmmaker in symbiosis with his tool. Thanks for coming is a manifesto of universal feelings towards the human experience, and of a man who has devoted his life to his artistic medium to the point of appearing within it with all the vulnerability inherent in his craft. This film is a journey to the heart of the intimate relationship each of us maintains with our otherness and our emotions. The final chapter of Alain Cavalier's filmed diary, the ultimate celebration of life in all its raw intensity, the final stage of a mysterious and singular body of work.
Director
Alain Cavalier
Producer
Michel Seydoux
Screenwriter
Alain Cavalier
Production Co
Camera One
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
French
Runtime
1h 22m