Featuring in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die was this film, I did not understand what the title meant, alternatively called Sunless, and I certainly did not know anything about prior to reading the book, but that's what made it more worth trying. Basically this is an experimental documentary from the thoughts of a woman travelling, meditating and expressing herself in beautiful and distinct parts of the world. We see her thoughts, images and scenes mainly in parts of Japan and Guinea-Bissau, but also with parts of Iceland, Paris and San Francisco, and apparently it is her readings with the cameraman following her routes. The English version is narrated by Alexandra Stewart. There is no story as it is more thought of as a documentary, but with the element of thoughts and ideas throughout the narration it can be seen as some kind of travel guide, or rather a travelogue from the narrator's point of view. You may get a little lost with what the narrator is saying about whatever you are seeing, but what makes the film work is all the fascinating scenery and brightly coloured imagery throughout wherever the camera takes us, so for that it is a worthwhile documentary. Very good!
Review of Sans Soleil
