Idem Paris

Idem Paris is a 2013 documentary short film, directed by David Lynch. Filmed at the eponymous Idem Paris, a fine art printing studio in Paris, France, and "virtually wordless", it documents the lithographic process.[1] The film was edited by Noriko Miyakawa and mixed by Dean Hurley.[2]

Idem Paris
The words "Idem Paris" in lowercase black text against a white background.
Title card
Directed byDavid Lynch
Edited byNoriko Miyakawa
Release date
  • February 4, 2013 (2013-02-04)
Running time
8 minutes
CountriesFrance
United States

Idem Paris was shot on high definition digital video, presented in black-and-white and released on YouTube. Critics drew comparisons between Idem Paris and Lynch's debut feature film, 1977's Eraserhead, noting that both had "high-contrast black and white images, the focus on specific machinery, and the clanking and hissing array of sounds."[3]

Background

Describing the background of the film, Lynch said:

Hervé Chandès from the Fondation Cartier brought me over to Idem and introduced me to Patrice Forest. I see this incredible place, and I get the opportunity to work there. And this was like a dream! It just opened up this brand-new world of the lithography and the magic of lithography, the magic of the stones. And it was a great, great thing! This thing of lithography, this channel of lithography opened up and a bunch of ideas came flowing out and it led to about a hundred lithographs. I will say that Idem printing studio has a unique, very special mood, and it is so conducive to creating. Patrice has the greatest attitude for all the artists and he creates this space of freedom and this joy of creating. It's so beautiful! And I think the place is very important—in other words, the same stone could be moved to another place, and I think that the work that comes out would be different. It's a combination of the stone, the place, the people, this mood, and out comes these certain ideas.[4]

References
  1. Ng, David (February 13, 2013). "David Lynch's short documentary on the art of lithography". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  2. Idem Paris (Short film). Paris: Idem Paris. 2013. Event occurs at 7:28.
  3. Fischer, Russ (February 12, 2013). "David Lynch Short Film Idem Paris Recalls the Industrial Tone of His Debut". /Film. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  4. "David Lynch: Idem Paris". Idem Paris. Retrieved February 25, 2013.


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