Making a film about a radio station doesn’t sound like the most visually compelling of projects. How many takes do you need before the acoustic transition from the opening to the closing of a door is perfect or the reader's voice correctly modulated? Nicolas Philibert has accepted the challenge to portray that which cannot be seen. Shouldering his camera, he spent half a year wandering the endless corridors of Radio France’s ‘round house’ on the banks of the Seine where he filmed people who dedicate themselves utterly and meticulously to their work.
Direction
Philibert finds visual poetry in hallways and microphones
Sound
The entire film is an ode to audio craftsmanship
Cinematography
Circular architecture becomes hypnotic geometric beauty
Director
Nicolas Philibert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'round house' was designed by Henry Bernard in 1963 as a symbol of democratic access to information.
Umberto Eco's appearance wasn't planned—Philibert simply captured him during a real interview, embodying the film's philosophy of finding cinema in everyday broadcasting.
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