''Idem Paris'' is a 2013 documentary

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

, directed by

David Lynch David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker, visual artist and actor. A recipient of an Academy Honorary Award in 2019, Lynch has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, and the César Award for Be ...

. Filmed at the eponymous Idem Paris, a fine art printing studio in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

, France, and "virtually wordless", it documents the

lithographic Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German a ...

process. The film was edited by Noriko Miyakawa and mixed by Dean Hurley. ''Idem Paris'' was shot on

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digital video, presented in black-and-white and released on YouTube. Critics drew comparisons between ''Idem Paris'' and Lynch's debut feature film, 1977's '' Eraserhead'', noting that both had "high-contrast black and white images, the focus on specific machinery, and the clanking and hissing array of sounds." Describing the background of the film, Lynch said:

References

External links

''Idem Paris'' on the Idem Paris website
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