LE KIOSQUE

The microcosm of a magazine kiosk located in a wealthy area of Paris: the big picture in miniature. Housewives, business people and pensioners all buy their reading material here. Others just ask for directions. A humorous take on life and the people on either side of the magazine stand.

Made over the course of ten years, this playful and pertinent documentary unfolds as part diary film, part comedy. The director builds a warm-hearted portrait of the people that visit her family business (a small newspaper kiosk), while also commenting on the crisis of the publishing press.