
Each and Every Moment
2018

1997
Director
Nicolas Philibert
Runtime
105 minutes
Average Rating
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In the summer of 1995, as every year, the patients and staff of "La Borde" psychiatric clinic rehearse their summer play for a performance on August 15th. The film records the ups and downs of the venture as rehearsals go by. Yet, it also delicately captures the day-to-day existence, the seemingly insignificant details, the loneliness and the fatigue but also the collective joy and the close attention that all these people pay to each other.
Overall Score
Good
Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film maintains a naturalistic, observational style that does not explicitly center queer narratives. While it captures raw human connection, there is no specific focus on non-cisnormative identities or same-sex intimacy.
Gender Representation
The narrative disrupts traditional hierarchies by focusing on a communal environment. Social roles are defined by participation in a collective play rather than by rigid, gendered expectations or leadership structures.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The cast reflects the organic demographic of a French institution. The representation feels authentic to the community's social tapestry rather than being a curated effort toward diversity.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The film critiques traditional institutional power by centering on a psychiatric clinic. It prioritizes collective autonomy and humanizes those often sidelined by systemic medical authority.
Disability Representation
This is the film's greatest strength. It grants psychiatric patients immense agency, treating neurodivergence with dignity and focusing on their capacity for joy rather than viewing them through a lens of tragedy.
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AI Analysis
Nicolas Philibert’s documentary excels by subverting the traditional observer/observed dynamic. By focusing on the rehearsal of a summer play at the La Borde clinic, the film grants agency to psychiatric patients, allowing them to drive the narrative through their own creative labor. The work avoids the pitfalls of spectacle or 'inspiration porn.' Instead, it presents mental health as a facet of identity, emphasizing the dignity, fatigue, and collective joy of the participants within their own social reality. While the film lacks explicit focus on LGBTQ+ or specific racial narratives, its strength lies in its structural challenge to institutional power. It replaces rigid medical hierarchies with a nuanced, non-hierarchical view of human community.

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