On Tuesday, when TIFF announced the documentary Paris, Not France about Ms. Hilton, it touched off a flurry of media speculation, as summarized neatly by Karina Longworth on Spout Blog.

Matt Dentler emphasized on his blog that the director Adria Petty, making her feature-length debut, already has a track record with her stylish commercials and music videos that can be viewed on her web site http://adriapetty.com/

Next Tuesday, Aug 26, the TIFF web site will publish detailed film descriptions. You can tune back then to read my full description of the film. Meanwhile, here?s a still from the film (pictured above right) and a perspective from the esteemed director Peter Bogdanovich:

?With Paris, Not France, Adria Petty has done a brilliant job of illuminating the modern phenomenon which is Paris Hilton.  In the exciting tradition of Pennebaker and the Maysles, she dissects and explores in a seemingly objective way the values, manners and mores of a typically American pop culture icon, who happens to be famous mainly for being famous.?