Public Library

Society/Everyday life, Belgium 2021

Every day, regulars, students and ordinary visitors come to the Bibliothèque publique d'information in the heart of Paris. Wandering among the crowds, in the stacks and on the bangs of the library, we meet inspired students, enlightened amateurs, hardened loners, idle regulars, feverish artists... By appropriating one or other of the thousands of cultural resources at their disposal, each "inhabits" the library in his or her own way. And each one shares with us his or her way of being inhabited by a text, a piece of music or a video. A public space for private ecstasies, the library becomes the temple of an unsuspected community.
51 min
HD
Starting at 6
Audio language:
French
Subtitles:
English

Awards

Faito Doc Festival, Italy 2022 Young Jury Award
Doclisboa, Portugal 2021 Special Jury Award

More information

Director:

Clément Abbey

Sound Design:

David Vranken

Original title:

Bibliothèque publique

Original language:

French

Format:

16:9 HD, Color

Age rating:

Starting at 6

Audio language:

French

Subtitles:

English