The Typewriter and Other Headaches

202472 minPG

Synopsis

The final installment in the trilogy that began with Sur l’Adamant, and continued with Averroès & Rosa Parks, the film continues its exploration of the Paris Center psychiatric ward. Here, director Philibert accompanies handy caregivers to the homes of patients who are suddenly faced with domestic problems, broken appliances, etc.

Credits

Director

Nicolas Philibert

Nicolas Philibert was born in Nancy, France in 1951. After earning a degree in philosophy, he turned to cinema and became an assistant director. From 1985 to 1987, he shot several mountain and sports adventure films for television, then embarked on the production of feature-length documentaries, all of which were distributed in theaters. Over the past 15 years, more than 120 tributes and retrospectives of his films have been organized around the world.

Details

Original TitleLa Machine à Écrire et Autres Sources de Tracas
Country of ProductionFrance
Spoken LanguagesFrench
SubtitleEnglish
ColorColor
Production HouseTS Productions

Festival records

Edition | Program

2025Le Mois du Film Documentaire
A Chronicle
Behind the camera that allows events to unfold naturally, a warm portrait, touching, full of patience and respect about relationships as a sine qua non process; between a domestic issue, a broken appliance, and psychiatric conditions in their homes. Fixing objects is used as a metaphor for repairing people’s lives and helping them find meaning. The Typewriter and Other Headaches (Nicolas Philibert, 2024) offers time and space for meandering conversations, internal monologues, complex relationships, unexpected things, and long silences.
This film is presented in Le Mois du film Documentaire program, an annual event in France and around the world, initiated by Image en Bibliothèque. Throughout the month of November, various film screenings are held at cultural, educational, and social institutions to promote creative documentary film.

–Margaux Nemmouchi, Alia Damaihati
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