London

In 1992 the BFI ( British Film Institute) funded a reflexive journey documentary about London. They left Patrick Keiller in charge of making their desire come true. This film was very strange, in my opinion it was right up there with Sans Soleil. The film traversed the English frontier in a random pattern. It was a story of two men: Robinson and the narrator. The narrator spoke of both of their journeys throughout London and what they have learned/seen. The film used the Voice of God narration style, which is, when there is a voice that is not attached to a visible body. The film also has no synchronous sound at any point. This means that whenever there is a voice or a noise, it will not be attached to whatever is making that noise. An example of this is when the camera is focusing on the entrance to an old park and remains there for a while. All of a sudden the viewers can hear an ambulance.
There is also another strange part of the film. This is that many of the images do not relate to the narration that the mystery man is giving us. For example, when he is talking about Robinson's best place to write and read, but the corresponding scene was of a mall's escalator. This film was definitely a strange one. In being strange it also falls under the avant-garde film style. This style is extremely experimental and mixes fiction with reality. Some people argue that documentaries shouldn't have any fictional elements. This is just a stereotype that falls onto documentaries, but this film definitely had its fictional elements.