Photography is a profoundly affecting merger of cinéma vérité footage and narrative. Two actors impersonate traveling photographers who peddle their wares to potential subjects in a small Hungarian village, while seemingly hidden film cameras record the assorted reactions of the townspeople. "Photography is an interrogation of our self-portrait. How do we desire to see ourselves? And, further, what is the role of the camera in preserving and confronting the objective image with the desired one? By exploring this theme, the filmmaker cannot avoid touching an even deeper chord: to see the camera as a dramatic partner, as a real challenge to people's lives. This medium provokes a self-examination capable of penetrating the most buried strata of human consciousness. The spectator, guided by the camera, advances himself step by step toward a dreadful, unbearable secret in this incomparable experience. Chris Marker's dictum seems to be realized: 'Truth is not the goal, but rather the way towards it.'" (Yvette Biro)