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Raymond Depardon: Unveiling Society's Hidden Struggles in Film

2/20/2026

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Raymond Depardon, filmmaker, sets a tone for his career by focusing on access to hidden aspects of society in A Day in the Country.
Emergencies documents a Paris hospital psychiatric ward and captures intense interactions under involuntary hospitalization.
Caught in the Acts records interviews between suspects and prosecutors in a Paris courthouse, revealing a disconnect between law and the accused and highlighting racial inequity, poverty and addiction.

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Story summary

Raymond Depardon, filmmaker, sets a tone for his career by focusing on access to hidden aspects of society in A Day in the Country.
Emergencies documents a Paris hospital psychiatric ward and captures intense interactions under involuntary hospitalization.
Caught in the Acts records interviews between suspects and prosecutors in a Paris courthouse, revealing a disconnect between law and the accused and highlighting racial inequity, poverty and addiction.