The French as Seen by…

The French as Seen by…

1988•1h 16m•6.9/10

WarDocumentaryDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(18)

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.

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Production

Propaganda Films, Erato Films, JLG Films, CNC, Antenne 2

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ève Ruggieri

Ève Ruggieri

Self - Host

Jean Clemente

(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")

Claude Josse

(Segment "Les Français vus par Werner Herzo")

Barbara Hendricks

Barbara Hendricks

Self - Interviewee

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Frederic Golchan

Frederic Golchan

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Tracey Walter

Tracey Walter

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Jack Nance

Jack Nance

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Michael Horse

Michael Horse

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Rick Guillory

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Marie Lauren

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Patrick Houser

Patrick Houser

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Eddy Dixon

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Magali Alvarado

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Ann Sophie

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Robin Summers

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Kathy Dean

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Leslie Cook

Leslie Cook

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Manette LaChance

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

Kelly Radusch

(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

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