The Private Life of Cinema

The Private Life of Cinema
Directed by Denys Desjardins
Produced by Denys Desjardins
Written by Denys Desjardins
Cinematography Jean-Pierre Saint-Louis
Alex Margineanu
Edited by Denys Desjardins
Vincent Guignard
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada
Release dates
  • February 19, 2011
Running time
 240 minutes
Country Canada
Language French

The Private Life of Cinema (French: La vie privée du cinéma) is a 2011 documentary by Quebec film director and producer Denys Desjardins.

Plot

An in-depth two part exploration of the evolution of the private film industry, through the eyes of more than 50 industry professionals. Part one : Artists and professionals from both social and commercial cinema tell the story of the struggle to build a private but Statefunded film industry. Part two : Managers, politicians and professionals talk about the origins of the majors funding institutions and discuss the perverse effects of building a cultural industry on the basis of performance metrics, revenues and private profits.

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