Trying to Describe Oneself
2005, French. Directed by Boris Lehman.
Trying to describe oneself is a movie about representation. How it is possible, through film, to describe oneself and describe others. With the camera as mirror and third eye. At first, a collage-like combination of letter-writing, investigation and journey, something between documentary and feature film. Finally, a portrait of Boris Lehman from 1989 to 1995, part II of BABEL.
- Runtime
- 2h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 4 November 2005
- Original title
- Tentatives de se décrire
- Country
- Belgium
- Written by
- Boris Lehman
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Trying to Describe Oneself runs 165 minutes (2h 45m).
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Trying to Describe Oneself isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 November 2005. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Trying to Describe Oneself?
Trying to Describe Oneself (2005) was directed by Boris Lehman and stars Mirèse Aerdts, Nathalie André, Evgen Bavčar.