Name: Dolorès Marat | Dolorès
Released: 2022
Duration: 1 h 10 min 23 s

Synopsis

Against all odds, Dolorès Marat quietly built a personal body of work on the fringes of fashion and the world of contemporary art. Timeless images, evanescent but persistent, like so many interior landscapes bathed in solitude. Working through an alphabet primer from Avignon (at the blue hour) to Ventoux, from the apartment-studio to hanging the "Cascades" exhibition, the director follows in the footsteps of the frugal Dolorès, shy yet bold, always sincere.

What you will find in this film

A self-taught photographer • Photographic roaming • Blur caused by camera shake • The passion of the blue hour • Apparitions • Flows and currents • Animals • Signs in the city • Antique ruins • Landscapes • Humans isolated in the crowd • Mystery • Sharing solitude • Empathy with one's subject • Flawless determination • Choice of colour • Preparing for an exhibition • The pangs of hanging • Fresson print, an aesthetic shock • Difficult beginnings • From lab to lens • An interview with Dolorès • The importance of food • Creating with your guts • Finding your voice • Keeping your eye in • A life devoted to photography

Keywords

Nature & Landscape Showcasing Photography Analogue Photography Experimental & Alternative Photography Masters of Photography Creative & Exhibition Photography

When I was little, I never spoke. And that stayed with me for a very long time [...] Photography gave me a voice, really.

Dolorès Marat

What you’ll find

Portraits of photographers, names everyone knows and others you’ll discover here. Films about street photography, war, fashion or portraiture, about printing and historical processes. About the trades of photography too. And then suggestions for going further, with Focuses, articles, interviews, bibliographies.

A small independent team

Documentaries about photography were rarely shown on television, and hardly at all on streaming platforms. We created The Darkroom Rumour to give them a place of their own. We are a small team, and we choose every film ourselves, with no school to defend.

Inspire your photography

In these films, you see photographers at work, in the field as well as in the darkroom. If you take pictures, you’ll often come away with an idea to try. If you simply like looking at images, you may start to see them differently.

How it works

You can watch the films online, anywhere in the world, on a computer, tablet or phone, and on TV by mirroring your phone’s or computer’s screen. Every film is available in French and English, with no ads. New releases come out on Saturday or Sunday. The trial lasts 7 days, and if you stop before day 8, you pay nothing.