Oct 26, 1988
76 min
Full-HD

The French as Seen by… (1988)

In 1988, Figaro magazine asked a few famous directors to direct a series of short movies to celebrate the 10 years of the revue. The movies have been released for the French revolution bicentenary. Includes: Werner Herzog's Les Gaulois, David Lynch's The Cowboy and the Frenchman, Andrzej Wajda's Proust contre la déchéance, Luigi Comencini's Pèlerinage à Agen, Jean-Luc Godard's Le dernier mot.

Category

War Documentary Drama

Country

France

Companies

Propaganda Films Erato Films JLG Films CNC Antenne 2

Ève Ruggieri

Self - Host

Jean Clemente

(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")

Claude Josse

(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")

Barbara Hendricks

Self - Interviewee

Harry Dean Stanton

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Frederic Golchan

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Tracey Walter

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Jack Nance

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

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