Blind Spot (1995)
1h 35m
Running Time
January 18, 1995Release Date
Plot.
What do you do if you are a reporter with a deadline and you are going blind? This French drama answers that question. Arnold is a crack television reporter assigned to cover an uprising in northern Sri Lanka. Recently he has suffered great headaches and his eyes have been tired. Before leaving he has a doctor check him and is appalled by the diagnosis that he is going blind. If he goes to Sri Lanka, the stress could hasten his loss of sight. If he does not go, he will lose the assignment to a rival reporter. Instead of going, he locks himself in his Paris apartment and creates the documentary from a combination of new and old video footage. He suffers through many emotional outbursts in the process. The highlight of his video is a scene in which he, using complex computer-work, "inserts" himself into Sri-Lankan street situation. Though the documentary is excellent, Arnold is crushed when his editor demands the scene be deleted from the film because it slows the film down.
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Cast & Crew.

Robin Renucci

Marilyne Canto

Marc Jolivet

Emmanuelle Lepoutre

Maurice Dugowson
Director

Pierre-Loup Rajot
Leonard

Myriam Boyer
L'ophtalmo

Saleem Ebrahim
Sivayanagam

Anne Lévy
La concierge

Benjamin Rataud
Le monteur

Mado Maurin
La mère d'Arnold

Maurice Achard
Writer

Odile Barski
Writer

Jacques Dugowson
Writer

Boudjemaa Dahmane
Producer

Jean-Claude Vannier
Composer
Details.
Release DateJanuary 18, 1995
Original NameLa poudre aux yeux
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
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