Portraits: Première Série
1988, French. Directed by Alain Cavalier.
"These portraits are encounters I wanted to be kept from oblivion, even if it is only while you are watching them. They are women who work, who have children, and who, at the same time, keep their independence of mind. I shot 24 portraits of 13 minutes each. I have chosen this short running time for several reasons: not becoming a bother, escape tv adds cuts, shoot the movie quickly, in one pace and without too many scratches. I am not a documentaries maker. I am more like a faces, hands and things lover. To show reality is not my goal. “Reality” is just a word, just like its twin sister “fiction”, which I practice as well, but with a different delight." (Alain Cavalier)
- Runtime
- 2h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 1 January 1988
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Alain Cavalier
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Portraits: Première Série runs 156 minutes (2h 36m).
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Portraits: Première Série isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1988. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Portraits: Première Série?
Portraits: Première Série (1988) was directed by Alain Cavalier.