May 31

Three Films by Jean Gaumy

Magnum photographer Jean Gaumy has alternated throughout his career between film and still photography. These three pieces, all dealing with the sea, are excellent examples of Gaumy's lyrical approach to filmmaking.

On the Rowanlea Trawler (1992) is a short, impressionistic journey on a Spanish fishing trawler, a project made in parallel to a photo book created on the same subject. La Boucane (1984) documents the women who prepare fish for smoking on the coast of Normandy. Stunningly composed, with an enormous sensitivity to these women's remarkable faces, La Boucane at times recalls the "poetic realism" of Jean Renoir.

Given unprecedented access to a French nuclear submarine, Gaumy spent four months capturing the lives and routines of its crew. We'll be screening the fifth and final part of Sous Marin (2006), which shows the final days of the submarine's mission in the Artic Sea before heading home.

Director: Jean Gaumy, Country: France, Runtime: 66