Japan Synopsis
Making a film about a radio station doesn’t sound like the most visually compelling of projects. How many takes do you need before the acoustic transition from the opening to the closing of a door is perfect or the reader's voice correctly modulated? Nicolas Philibert has accepted the challenge to portray that which cannot be seen. Shouldering his camera, he spent half a year wandering the endless corridors of Radio France’s ‘round house’ on the banks of the Seine where he filmed people who dedicate themselves utterly and meticulously to their work.
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
530 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. La Maison de la Radio sits at position #384.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when La Maison de la Radio premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,352 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (27th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Documentary productions specifically: #40 of 50 (top 80%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan |
| Original Language | Fr |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | April 3, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2650054 |