Country of Origin: France
Director: Sebastien Lifshitz
Focusing on on small number of couples and singles, telling their stories, this documentary opens the door to lives otherwise ignored in modern storytelling. Experiences of coming out, living life in the rural closet, relationships that have stood the test of time, despite challenges from families and local communities, isolation and heartbreak - stories familiar to us all, yet within a context not often explored.
The idea for the documentary originated when director Lifshitz uncovered photographs of inter war born generations, and one photograph of two women opened up the idea that there might be hidden stories and lives behind the photos that could be told, not just as their own story but also as part of the narrative of the history of France.
Lifshitz casted the people for the documentary to tell their real stories in order to represent the social mixture of the French.
Les Invisibles is available on DVD from Monday 23rd September from Amazon. View the trailer below. ***Your chance to won a copy*** - Email mail@planet-lonodn.com with your name to enter the prize draw. Closes Friday 27th September at 9pm.
By Katie
