Roland Dufau | Cibachrome Printer
Cibachrome is a colour printing process that has now virtually disappeared. In 2015, Roland Dufau opened the doors to his lab to us, then exclusively reserved for collection prints. His machine, a rare jewel, is more than 30 years old and can no longer keep pace with large-scale exhibitions. In total darkness, where he sculpts the light, he guides us and reveals his know-how as he receives his last roll of Cibachrome paper.

Synopsis
What you will find in this film
An iconic process which has now disappeared • A rare artisan • Behind the scenes of creation • A radiophonic film • A process that reveals the transparency of slides • A very old machine • The Roland Dufau method • Prints of photos by Gilles Caron and Lucien Clergue • Printing in total darkness • Roland Dufau's masks • The history of Cibachrome • The final hours of Roland Dufau's lab
Film chapters
00:00 Single prints
05:05 Working in total darkness
11:36 A paper and a process
14:17 Masks and transparency
The authors/artists


