Between 1931 and 1993, the main Renault plant occupied the whole of an island in a loop in the river Seine to the west of Paris. This was one of the most modern factories in Europe. It was also a bastion of trade-unionism, one of the major hotspots of the events of May and June 1968. Decugis’ film records a process of dismantlement, month-by-month, from April 2004 to March 2005. Demolition began at the downstream end, with the generating plant, then proceeded building by building. The camera remains on the opposite banks, filming the island from across the river. The narration pinpoints and expounds on what is being shown. By March 2005, ‘deconstruction’ is complete. Depollution lasts into 2006.
Cécile Decugis
Director
Bonjour Tristesse62%
Be Kind Rewind62%
Downton Abbey: A New Era72%
The Fighting Seabees62%
Your Friend the Rat67%
Tigerland65%
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 573%
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes73%
K-19: The Widowmaker65%
When Trumpets Fade66%
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau66%
Dangerous59%
Little Lord Fauntleroy73%
New in Town58%
Diggers60%
Car Wash59%
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show79%
Wolf Hound65%
Midnight in Paris75%
James Dean67%
